Worcester,Joseph Emerson

Worcester,Joseph Emerson
Worcester, Joseph Emerson. 1784-1865.
American lexicographer. The publication of his Comprehensive Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language (1830) brought charges of plagiarism from Noah Webster and started the battle known as the “Dictionary War.”

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  • Worcester, Joseph Emerson — ▪ American lexicographer born Aug. 24, 1784, Bedford, N.H., U.S. died Oct. 27, 1865, Cambridge, Mass.       American lexicographer whose dictionaries rivaled those of Noah Webster (Webster, Noah) in popularity and critical esteem from about 1830… …   Universalium

  • Joseph Emerson Worcester — (1784 ndash;1865) was an American lexicographer and chief competitor of Webster s Dictionary in the mid nineteenth century.BiographyWorcester was born August 24, 1784, in Bedford, New Hampshire, and worked on a farm in his youth, entering… …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Emerson Worcester — noun United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784 1865) • Syn: ↑Worcester • Instance Hypernyms: ↑lexicographer, ↑lexicologist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Worcester — Worcester1 [woos′tər] Joseph Emerson 1784 1865; U.S. lexicographer Worcester2 [woos′tər] 1. city in E England, in Hereford and Worcester: county district pop. 81,000 2. WORCESTERSHIRE 3. city in central Mass.: pop. 173,000 …   English World dictionary

  • Worcester — /woos teuhr/, n. 1. Joseph Emerson, 1784 1865, U.S. lexicographer. 2. a city in central Massachusetts. 161,799. 3. a city in Hereford and Worcester, in W England, on the Severn: cathedral; Cromwell s defeat of the Scots 1651. 74,300. 4.… …   Universalium

  • Worcester — I. noun Date: 1783 low fired porcelain containing a frit and steatite produced at Worcester, England, from about 1751 called also Worcester china, Worcester porcelain II. biographical name Joseph Emerson 1784 1865 American lexicographer III.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Worcester — Worces•ter [[t]ˈwʊs tər[/t]] n. 1) big Joseph Emerson, 1784–1865, U.S. lexicographer 2) geg a city in central Massachusetts. 166,350 3) geg why a city in Hereford and Worcester, in W England, on the Severn. 74,300 4) geg Worcestershire …   From formal English to slang

  • Worcester — noun 1. United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784 1865) • Syn: ↑Joseph Emerson Worcester • Instance Hypernyms: ↑lexicographer, ↑lexicologist 2. an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ВУСТЕР Джозеф Эмерсон — (Worcester, Joseph Emerson) (1784 1865) американский лексикограф, родился 24 августа 1784 в Бедфорде (шт. Нью Гэмпшир). Получил образование в школе Филипс в Андовере (шт. Массачусетс) и в Йельском колледже, получив степень бакалавра в 1811. Затем …   Энциклопедия Кольера

  • dictionary — /dik sheuh ner ee/, n., pl. dictionaries. 1. a book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, etc., expressed in… …   Universalium

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