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Identifier: centurydictionary01whit Title: The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. Year: 1897 (1890s) Authors: Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894 Smith, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Eli), 1857-1913 Subjects: English language Atlases Biography Encyclopedias and dictionaries Publisher: New York : The Century Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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