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English Language Dictionaries
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Searchable dictionary of American English, including introductory essays on the natural history of English, the Indo-European origin of English, and the mathematics of language. An accompanying guide discusses syllabication and pronunciation and explains the schwa, stress, and equal and unequal variants.
Author: Bartleby
Subjects: english language dictionaries
DeweyClass: 421.54
Resource type: dictionary
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Hypertext edition of a searchable and browsable dictionary which gives definitions and explanations of terms, cliches, phrases, and turns of phrase. Extensively cross referenced, it is taken from Dr. Brewer's substantially revised and extended edition of 1894.
Author: Brewer, E. Cobham
Subjects: english language dictionaries, folklore, reference
DeweyClass: 030
Resource type: dictionary, reference book
BuzzWhack
Adopts a light-hearted approach to providing plain-English definitions of commonly used 'buzzwords'. Features a buzzword dictionary, and a facility for users to contribute words for inclusion.
Author: WaltsonOne Communications
Subjects: english language dictionaries
DeweyClass: 423
Resource type: dictionary
Credo Reference
Search engine indexing information found in encyclopaedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, and subject based reference works. On entering a keyword or phrase, a range of reference material such as definitions, synonyms, and details of usage are returned.
Author: xrefer
Subjects: english language dictionaries, reference
DeweyClass: 030
Resource type: opac
Dictionarist
An online talking dictionary, Dictionarist provides spoken translations in English, French, German and Turkish and a virtual keyboard interface to support foreign language characters. Requires Flash or Javascript.
Author: dictionarist.com
Subjects: english language dictionaries, french language dictionaries, german language dictionaries, language learning, translating dictionaries
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary, sound
Dictionary, Thesaurus, Rhyming, Quotations, Anagrams, Computing Dictionaries and Other Online Dictionaries
A meta-index for locating definitions, quotations, thesauri entries, or anagrams of English phrases or computing terms by searching across a range of sources on the Internet.
Author: Chuck Langenberg Company
Subjects: computer dictionaries, english language dictionaries, quotations, reference
DeweyClass: 030
Resource type: dictionary index, thesaurus
English-Spanish Language Resources for Library and Information Professionals
An English-Spanish translation dictionary, thesauri, and an IFLA glossary of around 50,000 terms commonly encountered in Library and Information Science literature.
Author: Lozano, Antonio
Subjects: english language dictionaries, library and information science education, spanish
DeweyClass: 020
Resource type: dictionary
Glossarist
Provides a searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries. Glossaries can be browsed by topic, including arts and culture, business, education, health, science, and transport.
Author: Bone, Warwick
Subjects: english language dictionaries, reference
DeweyClass: 030
Resource type: index
Glossary of Grammatical Terms
Glossary containing grammatical terms and explanation of their use and context.
Author: Brown University
Subjects: english language dictionaries, english language education, linguistics
DeweyClass: 415
Resource type: dictionary
Hypertext Webster Gateway
Simple interface for accessing various dictionary services on the Internet. Search words are entered, producing a list of definitions of the word.
Author: Yee, Bennet S.
Subjects: english language dictionaries
DeweyClass: 423
Resource type: dictionary
Langtolang
Multilingual dictionary offering single and multiple word translation between English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian, and Turkish. Also offers basic vocabulary for travellers in each language.
Author: Elfe, Baris
Subjects: english language dictionaries, french language, german language, italian language, russian language, spanish, turkey
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary
Language Dictionaries and Translators
Index of online language dictionaries and resources, covering over 100 languages. Also includes a multi-language translator for Web pages and text, and information on online language courses, language chat sites, printed resources, ancient language resources and virtual language schools.
Author: Rivendell International Communications
Subjects: english language dictionaries, french language, german language, italian language, russian language, spanish, translating dictionaries
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary index
LookWayUp
Translation dictionary and search tool which can either be embedded in Web pages or incorporated into a browser. Facilitates translation from English to German, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Author: RES
Subjects: dutch, english language dictionaries, french language, german language, portuguese, spanish
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary
Newbury House Online Dictionary
Online US dictionary that contains over 40,000 entries, and provides definitions, sample sentences, idioms, and cultural facts.
Author: Monroe Allen Publishers
Subjects: english language dictionaries
DeweyClass: 030
Resource type: dictionary
Onelook Dictionary Search
A search engine for words and phrases. Provides a list of web-based dictionaries that define or translate words. More than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries are indexed.
Author: Onelook
Subjects: english language dictionaries, reference
DeweyClass: 030
Resource type: dictionary index
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Searchable and browsable dictionary of terms commonly used in the social sciences. Both phrase and keyword searches are facilitated.
Author: Drislane, Robert
Subjects: english language dictionaries, social science links
DeweyClass: 300
Resource type: dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary
Full text searchable version of the dictionary originally published between 1884 and 1928. Includes information about the reference work itself and outlines a project being undertaken to revise each of its 250,000 entries. Subscription is required.
Author: Oxford University Press
Subjects: english language dictionaries
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Updated version of the online thesaurus containing 35,000 entries. Provides a category index displaying synonyms and antonyms, and an alphabetical index of individual terms.
Author: Bartleby
Subjects: english language dictionaries
DeweyClass: 030
Resource type: thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus Search Form
Online version of Roget's Thesaurus 1911 edition from the ARTFL project at the University of Chicago.
Author: University of Chicago
Subjects: english language dictionaries
DeweyClass: 030
Resource type: thesaurus
Web of Online Dictionaries
Extensive list of dictionaries covering many languages. They are not exclusively bi-lingual dictionaries with English, or confined to European languages. Some subject specific dictionaries, for example a Norwegian Dictionary of Internet Terms are included.
Author: Beard, Robert
Subjects: english language dictionaries, language learning, norwegian, reference
DeweyClass: 403
Resource type: dictionary index
Word Spy
Devoted to lexpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases. These aren't "stunt words" or "sniglets," but new terms that have appeared multiple times in newspapers, magazines, books, Web sites, and other recorded sources. New words are presented, along with a definition, and a citation illustrating its usage. An alphabetical archive is also provided.
Author: McFedries, Paul
Subjects: english language dictionaries
DeweyClass: 420
Resource type: reference documents
Educational American English dictionary with an integrated thesaurus. Includes a search engine enabling narrow or broad-based searches for definitions and synonyms.
Author: Wordsmyth Collaboratory
Subjects: english language dictionaries, reference
DeweyClass: 030
Resource type: dictionary, thesaurus
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