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| + | This dictionary was designed for use in schools and in teaching the formal use of both English and Latin for formal composition.<ref>''An Abridgement of the last Quarto Edition'' "[https://books.google.com/books?id=cu8-AAAAcAAJ&pg=PT3&lpg=PT3&dq=An+Abridgement+of+the+last+Quarto+Edition+of+Ainsworth%27s+Dictionary,+English+and+Latin&source=bl&ots=KrAPCussFt&sig=hKbAbGjENuVGetTrlsPadAFR9Q0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CC0Q6AEwA2oVChMIvZ2kvMT7xwIVyVc-Ch00Nwr_#v=onepage&q=An%20Abridgement%20of%20the%20last%20Quarto%20Edition%20of%20Ainsworth's%20Dictionary%2C%20English%20and%20Latin&f=false]"</ref> The abridgment omits full verb declination instead focusing on a more efficient presentation of the verb form and a description of the pattern it follows.<ref>Ibid.</ref> This was done for pedagogical purposes, to attempt to force students to remember the declination and verb forms of the Latin they had to learn.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:35, 8 October 2015
by Robert Ainsworth
| Ainsworth's Dictionary | ||
 at the College of William & Mary. |
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| Author | Robert Ainsworth | |
| Edition | Precise edition unknown | |
| Desc. | 8vo | |
This dictionary was designed for use in schools and in teaching the formal use of both English and Latin for formal composition.[1] The abridgment omits full verb declination instead focusing on a more efficient presentation of the verb form and a description of the pattern it follows.[2] This was done for pedagogical purposes, to attempt to force students to remember the declination and verb forms of the Latin they had to learn.[3]
