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Nathaniel Bailey

DEFINITIONS OF: Nathaniel Bailey

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n English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)

Synonyms:
Bailey, Nathan Bailey
Example of:
lexicographer, lexicologist
a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language
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