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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
CATARACT, n.
A great fall of water over a precipice; a
large waterfall.
An opacity of the
crystalline lens, or of its capsule, which prevents the passage
of the rays of light and impairs or destroys the sight.
A kind of hydraulic
brake for regulating the action of pumping engines and other
machines; -- sometimes called dashpot.
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