Project Gutenberg 2012-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 400 Davidson, Thomas 1856 1923 Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) Chambers's 20th Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) Produced by Colin Bell, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)" by Thomas Davidson is a comprehensive dictionary written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a resource for understanding the English language through its definitions, pronunciations, etymologies, and uses of words, including technical terminology and colloquialisms. It aims to equip readers with the necessary tools to navigate the complexities of the English language effectively. The beginning of this dictionary outlines several key features that guide its use. It explains the arrangement of words in alphabetical order, details the notation for pronunciation, and discusses the significance of etymology in understanding word meanings. Furthermore, it highlights how the dictionary incorporates foreign terms commonly found in English usage and addresses issues regarding English spelling's evolution and inconsistencies. Overall, this introduction serves to familiarize users with the structure and usefulness of the dictionary in enhancing their language comprehension and communication skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English language -- Dictionaries PE Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Language & Communication 3547829 3547841 2024-09-16T09:03:19.948791 2023-09-17T04:14:44.056971 text/html text/html 3862112 2021-01-08T10:39:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2310387 2021-01-08T10:39:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2380517 2024-09-16T09:04:41.470859 application/epub+zip 2400148 2024-09-16T09:03:30.457724 application/epub+zip 1190408 2024-09-16T09:03:23.766763 application/epub+zip 4423704 2024-09-16T09:05:38.676044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3426433 2024-09-16T09:04:33.328918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1831069 2022-09-17T14:50:48.922365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2504271 2504174 2024-09-16T09:02:44.279019 2023-09-17T04:14:10.412191 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2501887 2021-01-08T10:39:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 986524 2021-01-08T10:39:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2507360 2021-01-08T10:39:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 986928 2021-01-08T10:39:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19836 2024-09-16T09:05:39.079068 application/rdf+xml 24203 2024-09-16T09:03:24.979775 image/jpeg 5002 2024-09-16T09:03:24.380758 image/jpeg 2362395 2024-09-16T09:03:20.338792 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog