sorghum
Webster Dictionary
a genus of grasses, properly limited to two species, Sorghum Halepense, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass (see Johnson grass), and S. vulgare, the Indian millet (see Indian millet, under Indian)
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johnsonian
(ʒɒnˈsoʊ ni ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or characteristic of Samuel Johnson.
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boswell
(Boswell, James Boswell)
Princeton's WordNet
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
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james boswell
(Boswell, James Boswell)
Princeton's WordNet
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
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bailey
(Bailey, Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey)
Princeton's WordNet
English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
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nathan bailey
(Bailey, Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey)
Princeton's WordNet
English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
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nathaniel bailey
(Bailey, Nathan Bailey, Nathaniel Bailey)
Princeton's WordNet
English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
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boswell
(ˈbɒzˌwɛl, -wəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
James, 1740–95, Scottish author: biographer of Samuel Johnson.
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johnson
(1900–76, Swedish writer: Nobel prize 1974.)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Samuel (“Dr. Johnson”), 1709–84, English lexicographer and writer.
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boswellian
Webster Dictionary
relating to, or characteristic of, Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson
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johnsonianism
Webster Dictionary
a manner of acting or of writing peculiar to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson
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johnsonian
Webster Dictionary
pertaining to or resembling Dr. Johnson or his style; pompous; inflated
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johnsonian
(ʒɒnˈsoʊ ni ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or resembling the literary style of Samuel Johnson, characterized by rhetorically balanced phraseology and a Latinate vocabulary.
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parallel
Webster Dictionary
a comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope
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bunche
(ʌntʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ralph (Johnson), 1904–71, U.S. diplomat: at the United Nations 1946–71: Nobel peace prize 1950.
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life
Webster Dictionary
a history of the acts and events of a life; a biography; as, Johnson wrote the life of Milton
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johnsonese
Webster Dictionary
the literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words
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thrale
(θreɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi), 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
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gyroscope
Webster Dictionary
a rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the composition of rotations, etc. It was devised by Professor W. R. Johnson, in 1832, by whom it was called the rotascope
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patronymic
Webster Dictionary
a modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name
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-ana
Webster Dictionary
a suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc
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