| Dictionaries, Thesauri, & Almanancs Reference Resources | |
| Title | Description |
| Acronym Finder | This database includes more than 231,000 acronyms. |
| AskOxford.com | "The Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English contains 145,000 words, phrases, and definitions." |
| Biotech | A dictionary of life science terms and a database of chemical acronyms are available at this site. The credentials for this site are available on the Biotech About this Site page. |
| Dictionary.com | This commercial site from Lexico provides definitions and pronunciations for words. |
| Type define:the word and a list of definitions from the Web will be retrieved. For example, type define:goliath | |
| Merriam-Webster Online | Merriam-Webster maintains this resource that provides information about a word's meaning, pronunciation, function, origin, and synonyms. A thesaurus is also available at this site. |
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online  |
"Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Launching with French, German, Spanish, and Italian, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online - fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages." |
| Oxford Art Online |
"Oxford Art Online is an innovative new gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location. With the 2007 complete redesign of Grove Art Online, as well as the addition of substantial new Oxford reference content, Oxford Art Online offers the most extensive and easily searchable online art resource available today, a virtual art reference library of unparalleled scope and depth." |
| Oxford Music Online |
"Oxford Music Online is a new gateway that offers users the ability, for the first time ever, to access and cross-search the vast resources of Oxford's music reference in one location. The cornerstone of Oxford Music Online, Grove Music Online, has been completely redesigned with a number of functional enhancements and new content." |
| OneLook Dictionary Search | Search for a word and retrieve links to entries in a variety of online dictionaries. This utility indexes more than two million words from over 600 dictionaries. |
| Roget's Thesaurus | The 1911 edition of Roget's Thesaurus is available at this site. Users can enter words to retrieve a list of synonyms and meanings. |
| Thesaurus.com | This commercial site from Lexico provides synonyms for words that have long been a part of the English language. It does not include some contemporary vocabulary. |
| Webopedia | "Webopedia is a free online dictionary for words, phrases and abbreviations that are related to computer and Internet technology." |
| Wordsmyth | This online dictionary "contains 50,000 headwords, and very precisely defined and hyperlinked synonyms." |
| WordCentral | "Look up words (fast!) in the Student Dictionary!" |
| yourDictionary.com | Robert Beard of Bucknell University founded this site providing links to English and foreign language dictionaries. Complete information about the source is available on the About yourDictionary.com page. |
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