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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language is one of the most famous dictionaries in history . First published in 1755, the dictionary took just over eight years to compile, required six helpers and listed 40,000 words. Each word was defined in detail , the definitions illustrated with quotations covering every branch of learning. It was a huge scholarly achievement , a more extensive and complex dictionary than any of its predecessors – the comparable French Dictionnaire had taken 55 years to compile and required the dedication of 40 scholars.