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Addenda to the 1923 Printing of Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Third Edition of the Merriam Series)

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Many of these words first came into common usage during World War I, and reflect not only the technological and scientific leaps of the early part of the 20th century, but the new experience of global mechanized warfare. Additionally, many of these were old words with new definitions, such as bomb.
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about 1 year ago colleen said:

I hope to finish adding the definitions in the next few days.

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