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| has gloss | (noun) United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865) Worcester, Joseph Emerson Worcester |
| has gloss | eng: Joseph Emerson Worcester (August 24, 1784–October 27, 1865) was an American lexicographer and chief competitor of Websters Dictionary in the mid-nineteenth-century. Their rivalry became known as the "dictionary wars". Worcesters dictionaries focused on traditional pronunciation and spelling, unlike Noah Websters attempts to Americanize words. Worcester was respected by American writers and his dictionary maintained a strong hold on the American marketplace until a later, posthumous version of Websters book appeared in 1864. Worcester died a year later, effectively ending the war. |
| lexicalization | eng: Joseph Emerson Worcester |
| lexicalization | eng: Worcester |
| instance of | (noun) a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language lexicographer, lexicologist |
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| has gloss | zho: 约瑟夫·爱默生·伍斯特(Joseph Emerson Worcester,),19世纪中期美国辞典编纂者,韦氏词典的主要竞争人。 |
| lexicalization | zho: 约瑟夫·爱默生·伍斯特 |
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| similar | c/Worcester |
| similar | e/Joseph Emerson Worcester |
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