The first dictionary was in the Chinese period of the 3rd Century BC. More recently dictionaries were complied between the 8th and the 14th Centuries. A non alphabetical list of English words was issued in 1592 contained 8000 words. Samuel Johnson created the first noteworthy dictionary is 1755
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The first English dictionary is credited to Samuel Johnson, who published "A Dictionary of the English Language" in 1755. Johnson's dictionary was a landmark work that helped standardize the English language.