Samuel Johnson finished his Dictionary of the English Language 250 years ago. In tribute, the BBC offers The A-Z of Samuel Johnson:
A is for Authoritative - Samuel Johnson's dictionary was not, as often thought, the first English dictionary. But the quality of definitions, its numerous senses of a term and the quotations to illustrate usage made it the standard English dictionary for a century and the basis for those that followed.
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Related:
Johnson's dictionary - channel4.com
Words about Words - Samuel Johnson - Wordspy.com