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Merriam-Webster
Online
Features
an online dictionary and thesaurus.
Oxford English Dictionary
Exact search, advanced search,
and proximity searches.
Dictionary.Com
Easy to use virtual dictionary. Multiple
definitions, synonyms,
antonyms, root associations, quotes using the word. American
Heritage D. is at least one source.
One Look Dictionaries
Search for a word in almost 600 dictionaries.
Categorizes results by type of dictionary.
Internet Public
Library Dictionary Index
Provides links to various English
and non-English dictionaries,
including some of the sites above.
A Web
of Online Dictionaries
Dictionaries from over 200 different
languages around the world.
TravLang
Learn a language over the Internet.
Dictionaries for 60 languages.
Biotech
Life Sciences Dictionary
Defines terms related to life sciences
and medicine.
Illustrated Dictionary of Plants (OSU)
Medicine
Net
Lists conditions, treatments, and
drugs.
Geography
Geographic Dictionary
Definitions of geographic terms
arranged by climate, population,
resources, weather, etc.
Miscellaneous
Biographical
Dictionary
28,000 entries; search by achievement,
year of birth/death,
profession, etc.
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