Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

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gptkbp:author gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:countryOfPublication gptkb:London
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Chesterfield
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:A_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language
gptkbp:genre reference
gptkbp:hasFacsimileEditions 20th century
gptkbp:hasModernEditions various publishers
gptkbp:hasQuotationSources gptkb:Alexander_Pope
gptkb:Edmund_Spenser
gptkb:Francis_Bacon
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:John_Milton
gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkb:John_Dryden
gptkb:Joseph_Addison
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
gptkbp:impact Cited in legal and academic works
Set standards for English dictionaries
Used in education and literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Oxford_English_Dictionary
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mediaType Print
gptkbp:notableFor Comprehensive definitions and literary quotations
Definition of 'lexicographer'
Definition of 'network'
Definition of 'oats'
Influence on later dictionaries
Standardizing English spelling
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 40,000
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes 2
gptkbp:publicationYear 1755
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Robert_Dodsley
gptkb:Thomas_Longman
gptkbp:releaseDate 1755
gptkbp:significance One of the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language
gptkbp:subject English lexicography
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Webster's_Dictionary
gptkb:Robert_Dodsley
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gptkbp:bfsLayer 6