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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionaryCambridge Free English Dictionary and Thesaurus

    12 de jun. de 2024 · Cambridge Dictionary - English dictionary, English-Spanish translation and British & American English audio pronunciation from Cambridge University Press.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Samuel_JohnsonSamuel Johnson - Wikipedia

    Hace 4 días · After nine years' effort, Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language appeared in 1755, and was acclaimed as "one of the greatest single achievements of scholarship". Later work included essays, an annotated The Plays of William Shakespeare, and the apologue The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia.

  4. www.britannica.com › topic › English-languageEnglish language | Origin, History, Development, Characteristics...

    Hace 2 días · English language, a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that is closely related to the Frisian, German, and Dutch languages. It originated in England and is the dominant language of the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.

  5. www.britannica.com › topic › English-languageEnglish language - Vocabulary, Grammar, Dialects | Britannica

    27 de jun. de 2024 · The vocabulary of Modern English is approximately a quarter Germanic (Old English, Scandinavian, Dutch, German) and two-thirds Italic or Romance (especially Latin, French, Spanish, Italian), with copious and increasing importations from Greek in science and technology and with considerable borrowings from more than 300 other languages.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › English_languageEnglish language - Wikipedia

    Hace 3 días · In 1755 Samuel Johnson published his A Dictionary of the English Language, which introduced standard spellings of words and usage norms. In 1828, Noah Webster published the American Dictionary of the English language to try to establish a

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › English-languageEnglish language - Restoration, Grammar, Vocabulary | Britannica

    27 de jun. de 2024 · In the making of his Dictionary of the English Language, Samuel Johnson took the best conversation of contemporary London and the normal usage of reputable writers after Sir Philip Sidney (1554–86) as his criteria. He exemplified the meanings of words by illustrative quotations.

  8. chpl.org › services › special-collectionsEnglish Language Dictionary Collection | Special Collections and...

    12 de jun. de 2024 · The dictionary is an essential tool in the everyday use of language. Readers, writers, students, and scholars rely upon the information the dictionary provides concerning etymology, pronunciation, definition, and, of course, spelling. It is also a lexical benchmark for the survey of a language at a given moment of time.