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English
www.bartleby.com/61
This unabridged dictionary contains more than 350,000 entries, along with substantial notes on, and examples of, correct usage. |
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www.askoxford.com
A free online dictionary resource from OUP. |
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http://search.eb.com/
For an alternative version, see Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary at the dictionary maker's site.
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http://collections.chadwyck.com/
For the really big words, try the unabridged Webster, unless you prefer the 2nd edition. Link to the Webster's Third New International Unabridged Dictionary near the bottom of the Chadwyck-Healey Individual Literature Collections page.
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http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/webster.form.html
Somewhat shorter than the new unabridged (maybe there were just fewer words in English in those days), this site is still useful for historical etymology. |
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www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t21&subject=s7
Edited by Frank Abate. Published by Oxford University Press and available via Oxford Reference Online, the dictionary includes over 175,000 words, phrases, and definitions. "Based on a database of some 200 million words, The Oxford American Dictionary of Current English offers superb coverage of American English. Its features include thousands of concise definitions and entries, plus grammar, style, and usage notes that give guidance on correct English. Hundreds of word histories provide fascinating background to American English, and there are 3,000 biographical and geographical entries."
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http://dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtl
But for comprehensiveness, you can't beat the venerable dictionary created largely by James A. H. Murray. Not every English word is here (technical terms, for instance), but nearly every ordinary word is somehow accounted for, together with what is taken to be the first appearance in the written language of each. See also EMEDD for historical English dictionaries.
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http://dictionary.cambridge.org
These word books are intended primarily for speakers of non-English languages, but then that might include all of us at some time or another. |
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www.chass.utoronto.ca/english/emed/emedd.html
This site offers a searchable compilation of bilingual and monolingual dictionaries published in England between 1530 and 1657. |
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t183 |
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t157 |
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t150 |
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t21 |
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t23 |
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t140 |
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t186 |
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t35 |
Etymology
French
German
| http://wordreference.com |
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www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t65b
Edited by M. Clark and O. Thyen Published by Oxford University Press and available via Oxford Reference Online, the dictionary includes 140,00 words and phrases; 240,000 translations. "Based on the highly acclaimed Oxford-Duden German Dictionary, recommended by academics, professionals, and students across the world, this dictionary provides learners at intermediate level with an authoritative guide to German and English in a concise and easy-access format. This dictionary incorporates the recent German spelling reforms throughout, and provides unrivalled coverage of general, scientific, and technical and literary vocabulary Entries bring together the essential vocabulary from specific subject areas such as the environment, society, business and industry, communication, media, and the arts." See Also (German-English).
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t65a |
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| www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/wernerr/search.sh |
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http://dict.leo.org
In addition to a 240,000 entry dictionary, this site features a variety of other resources for German translating. See also QuickDic Online for similar services. |
Grammar
Irish
Italian
Law
Multilingual
www.allwords.com
A multilingual search function allows this site to translate directly into Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. |
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http://dictionaries.travlang.com
This site offers a large collection of traveler's dictionaries, providing translations into multiple languages. |
Myth
Names
Quotations
Science
Spanish
| http://wordreference.com |
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www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t67b&subject=s16
Edited by Carol Styles Carvajal and Jane Horwood Published by Oxford University Press and available via Oxford Reference Online, the dictionary includes 170,000 words and phrases; 240,000 translations. "Based on the highly-acclaimed Oxford Spanish Dictionary, this dictionary provides students at intermediate level with an authoritative, up-to-date guide to world Spanish. It is the only concise Spanish dictionary to present the full wealth of Spanish from both sides of the Atlantic, with coverage of 24 varieties of the language as it is written and spoken throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Thousands of real, authentic example sentences are given, which are carefully selected to illustrate the full range of meanings and typical contexts." See Also (Spanish-English).
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t67a |
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www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t107b
Published by Oxford University Press and available via Oxford Reference Online, the dictionary includes 50,000 words and phrases; 80,000 translations. Offers comprehensive coverage of core business vocabulary from a wide range of fields, including accountancy, banking, economics, human resource management, law, sales and marketing, the stock market, management, taxation, insurance, and information technology. See Also (Spanish-English).
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t107a |
Specialty
www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t27&subject=s8
Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology contains a wealth of information about the English language and its history. Find out where the words 'bungalow' and 'assassin' came from, what 'nice' meant in the Middle Ages and much more. |
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www.oxfordreference.com
Oxford Reference Online: The Core Collection brings together 100+ language and subject dictionaries and reference works into a single cross-searchable resource. |
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www.yourdictionary.com/specialty.html
A comprehensive site that includes just about everything from Accounting to Wine. |
Thesauri
| www.m-w.com/thesaurus.htm |
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/SUBJECT_SEARCH.html?subject=s7 |
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www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t22&subject=s7
Edited by Christine A. Lindberg Published by Oxford University Press and available via Oxford Reference Online, the dictionary includes 15,000 headwords, 350,000 synonyms. "This thesaurus is based on state-of-the-art research conducted by Oxford's U.S. dictionary staff using a vast database of some 200 million words. It has more than 15,000 main entries keyed to over 350,000 synonyms, with accompanying example sentences and phrases. Key entries are also supplemented by antonym lists. With clear, expert advice on grammar, usage, and pronunciation, this up-to-date thesaurus is the first place to look when you want just the right word."
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www.bartleby.com/thesauri/
This site includes links to Roget�s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition (1995), containing 35,000 synonyms and Roget�s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (1922), with 85,000 hyperlinked cross-references. Additionally, over 2200 quotations from classic and modern authors illustrate the 1000+ entries. |
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http://vancouver-webpages.com/wordnet/index.html
This site permits searching for terms having the same meaning, the opposite meaning, or some other conceptual relationship to the searched word. |
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| www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t24 |
Welsh
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