In celebration of the three hundredth anniversary of Johnson's birth in 1709, a definition from the first edition of the dictionary will be posted each day for readers 'lexiconic delight, beginning on January 1, 2009.— languagehat.com
"posted each day for readers 'lexiconic delight … words [are] taken from the annotated proof copy of the first edition, extra-illustrated with Johnson's and his helpers' manuscript corrections."— podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history

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