Project Gutenberg 2012-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 294 Davidson, Thomas 1856 1923 Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) Chambers's 20th Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) Produced by Colin Bell, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)" by Thomas Davidson is a comprehensive dictionary written in the early 20th century. This volume serves as a linguistic resource, detailing the pronunciation, etymology, and meanings of words from the letter N to R, along with illustrative compound phrases and technical terms. The likely content focuses on the evolution and usage of English words, providing insight into their origins and different meanings. The opening of the dictionary outlines its structure, indicating the alphabetical arrangement of words and inclusion of derivatives, exceptional plurals, and various linguistic notes. There are explanations for how words are pronounced, spellings provided based on contemporary usage, and details about the historical evolution of certain terms. Furthermore, the text emphasizes the need for standardized spelling to reflect modern pronunciation, highlighting the complexity of the English language's evolution in the context of communication and education. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English language -- Dictionaries PE Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Language & Communication 2626103 2626120 2024-09-16T09:56:15.645845 2023-09-17T04:59:57.223931 text/html text/html 2874746 2021-01-08T11:45:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1426846 2021-01-08T11:45:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1509926 2024-09-16T09:57:14.163507 application/epub+zip 1522961 2024-09-16T09:56:23.243773 application/epub+zip 881822 2024-09-16T09:56:18.552796 application/epub+zip 2935378 2024-09-16T09:57:51.210796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2213249 2024-09-16T09:57:09.010538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1394827 2022-09-17T15:56:34.917761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1869029 1868932 2024-09-16T09:55:52.229442 2023-09-17T04:59:35.272754 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1867361 2021-01-08T11:45:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 717650 2021-01-08T11:45:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1870778 2021-01-08T11:45:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 717946 2021-01-08T11:45:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19835 2024-09-16T09:57:51.544786 application/rdf+xml 24220 2024-09-16T09:56:19.518795 image/jpeg 5005 2024-09-16T09:56:19.048786 image/jpeg 1481825 2024-09-16T09:56:15.909825 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