In the wake of Johnson's " Dictionary" , a plethora (one could even say a surfeit) of other dictionaries appeared, peaking in the period between 1840 and 1860, as well as many specialized dictionaries and glossaries.

在约翰逊的“词典”之后，出现了过多（甚至可以说是过剩）的其他词典，在 1840 年至 1860 年期间达到顶峰，以及许多专业词典和词汇表。