Reference Sources: Dictionaries/Encyclopedias

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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Acronym Finder
Acronyms and abbreviations and their meanings
All that JAS: Journal Abbreviation Source
Numerous sources that provide titles for journal abbreviations
American Heritage Dictionary 4th ed.
90,000+ entries including 10,000+ new words, and 70,000+ audio word pronunciations
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature
Biography: A Biographical Dictionary
Biographies of 25,000 past and present personalities
Cambridge International Dictionary Online
Four searchable simultaneous dictionaries designed for International or second language users
Dictionary of Measures, Units and Conversions
Worldwide summary of most of the units of measurements
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
35,000 synonyms and concise definitions
Your Dictionary
Specialized and foreign language dictionaries including links to other online sources

OED Online This link opens in a new window
The ultimate authority on English language words and quotations.
CONTENTS: text. COVERAGE: complete content of the 23-volume Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition. DATES: 1997. UPDATES: quarterly. VENDOR: Oxford University Press.
Encyclopaedia Britannica This link opens in a new window
All subjects, including historical treatments and current events
CONTENTS: text, images, web links. COVERAGE: 65,000+ authoritative articles. DATES: 1968+. UPDATES: daily. VENDOR: Britannica Online.

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