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Oxford English Dictionary
Electronic version of the print title, searchable by word or definition.
Babylon.com
Provides the user the ability to translate a word into another language such as French, German, Portugese, Hebrew, Spanish, etc.
Japanese/English Dictionary Gateway
English/Japanese dictionaries.
Online Dictionaries
This site links to 400+ english and foreign language dictionaries and thesauri.
Travlang's Translating Dictionaries
Translates 16 different languages with one another. Includes english, german, italian and french.
ESL Materials
Guide to Karrmann Library Materials regarding English as a Second Language.
Bartleby.com Onine dictionaries such as American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language and much more.
Dictionary.com Collection of word resources, dictionary, thesaurus, translators, word games and more.
Etymology Dictionary A supplemental site providing the history of thousands of words and their derivations.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing Searchable dictionary for anything that has to do with computing.
'Lectric Law Library Strictly legal terms.
OneLook Dictionaries Search many dictionaries at once. Divides results by dictionary's main subject, links to the homepages are provided.
WWWebster Dictionary Online Merriam Webster dictionary and thesaurus.
NASA Thesaurus
Contains the authorized subject terms by which the documents in the NASA STI Databases are indexed and retrieved.
Roget's Thesaurus
Online Version, print also available, check catalog for location/call numbers.
Thesaurus.com
Alphabetical index and category outline. Also links to Dictionary.com
Thesauri and Quotations
From Refdesk.com
WWWebsters Thesaurus
Search Merriam Webster's online thesaurus.
Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus
An online American English dictionary with an integrated thesaurus.
Bartleby.com
Online version of Simpson's Contemporary Quotations, The Columbia World of Quotations, and Bartlett's Familiar quotations.
Quoteland.com
Comprehensive site filled with quotes. Searchable by topic or keyword.
...of the U.S. Government
Lists 500+ abbreviations for government agencies, programs and publications.
... for Health Information Resources
List of acronyms in the health, medical & veterinary sciences. Compiled by Marie-Lise Shams.
Acronym Finder
Database of 278,000+ acronyms and their meanings. The index contains acronyms concerning general topics, computers, technology, etc. Also provides relative links books sold at Amazon.
Postal Acronyms
Official abbreviations of the U.S. Postal Service for states, streets and secondary units.