A Dictionary of Americanisms
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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 work, Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases, Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States, first published in 1848.
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- ^ "Made in U.S.A.", Time magazine. April 02, 1951.
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