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Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth…
Quote byAmbrose Bierce · 1842–1914
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Devil's Dictionary (1911).
English (original)
Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work.
— Ambrose Bierce
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