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Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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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. |
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1828 Definition
INVA'SION, n. s as z. [L. invasio, from invado. See Invade.]
1913 Definition
The act of invading; the act of
encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another; encroachment;
trespass.
A warlike or hostile entrance into the
possessions or domains of another; the incursion of an army for
conquest or plunder.
The incoming or first attack of anything
hurtful or pernicious; as, the invasion of a
disease.
Syn. -- Invasion, Irruption, Inroad. Invasion is the generic term, denoting a forcible entrance into a foreign country. Incursion signifies a hasty and sudden invasion. Irruption denotes particularly violent invasion. Inroad is entry by some unusual way involving trespass and injury. | ||||||||
The Japanese commissioner in Washington DC in the 1900's studying the American patent system said, "We have looked about us to see what nations are the greatest, so that we can be like them... We said, 'What makes the United States such a great nation?' and we investigated and found that it was patents, and we will have patents."
