DICTIONARY OF AMERICANISMS

A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles
Editor	Mitford M. Mathews
Subject	English language
Publisher	University of Chicago Press
Publication date	1951
Media type	Print
OCLC	137743375
Dewey Decimal	427.9
LC Class	PE2835

A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles is a dictionary of English words and phrases that originated in the United States. The two-volume dictionary was edited by Mitford M. Mathews and was published in 1951 by University of Chicago Press.^[1]

The work should not be confused with John Russell Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms.

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^ Mathews derived much of the book from A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles edited under the direction of Sir William Craigie at the University of Chicago (1934–1944). Its 1911 pages of entries provides an important view of American culture as it evolved from its beginnings to the mid-20th century. "Made in U.S.A.", Time magazine. April 02, 1951.

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[1] Mathews derived much of the book from A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles edited under the direction of Sir William Craigie at the University of Chicago (1934–1944). Its 1911 pages of entries provides an important view of American culture as it evolved from its beginnings to the mid-20th century. "Made in U.S.A.", Time magazine. April 02, 1951.

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