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Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language — Unit test

Question 17 • SLAE 26-27 ENGLISH 12.1

Which statements describe Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
It was published in the late 1800s.
B
It includes over forty thousand definitions.
C
It includes information about word origins.
D
It has a preface written by William Shakespeare.
E
It offers excerpted examples of the words in literature.
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