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Merriam-Webster OnlineIncludes the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesuarus.

Oxford English Dictionary  PE 1625 .O86 (Ref)
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is an historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. It provides not only the current meanings of words, but also traces their development through time. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis, and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world, making the OED a unique historical record. Click "Enter OED Online" and start searching.

yourDictionary.comA comprehensive dictionary site containing links to dictionaries of over 200 different languages. Includes specialty dictionaries and thesauri, acronyms, etc.

Roget's International ThesaurusContains 85,000 cross references, includes proverbs and quotations. From the Bartleby Collection.

BlogossaryA dictionary for blogs describing the community of bloggers or blogosphere.

Google GlossaryExplains how to use Google to search for definitions. Good for finding words not in most dictionaries, for slang, technical and other specialized words.

Hypertext Webster GatewaySearches for words in various online dictionaries.

Internet Dictionary ProjectAllows you to translate English words into other languages or vice-versa. The IDP currently has searchable French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish dictionaries.

Online Etymology DictionaryBased on Ernest Weekley's An Etymological Dicationary of Modern English (1921, reprinted 1967 by Dover Publications) and then greatly expanded.

American Sign Language BrowserAn animated dictionary of thousands of ASL signs from Michigan State University.

Banished Words ListFrom Lake Superior State University, this funny "annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness" has been around since 1976.

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