Bailey, N.

Japanese: Bailey,N.(英語表記)BaileyN
Bailey, N.

…First, two English dictionaries, presumably edited by John Kersey, the New English Dictionary (1702) and the Anglo-Britannica (1708), included not only difficult and specialized words but also many everyday words, making them a step toward general English dictionaries. Nathaniel Bailey's (died 1742) Universal Etymological Dictionary (1721) took this character as a general dictionary even further and contributed to the compilation of full-fledged English dictionaries by adding examples from contemporary writers, albeit on a small scale. It included about 40,000 words and attracted attention as a general English dictionary that placed importance on etymology. …

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…まず,カージーJohn Kersey編と推定される二つの英語辞典,《新英語辞典》(1702)と《アングロ・ブリタニカ辞典》(1708)とは,難語や特殊語のみならず日常用語も多く取り入れ,一般的な英語辞典の編集に一歩を進めた。この一般辞書としての性格をさらに推し進めるとともに,小規模ながら同時代の作家からの用例を加えることによって,本格的な英語辞典の編集に寄与したのがベーリーNathaniel Bailey(1742没)の《万有英語語源辞典》(1721)である。収録語数約4万,語源を重視した一般英語辞典として注目を浴びた。…

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