Almanacs and Dictionaries
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- Artlex Dictionary of Visual Terms
- Find out about terms and words used in the art world, including "definitions of more than 3,100 terms here, along with numerous illustrations, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and links to other resources on the Web."
- A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms
- Here are a few American Sign Language terms to help those of you who are trying to communicate with a person who signs, but does not hear. Also included is the basic alphabet and numbers 1-10.
- The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Hypertext Ed.
- "This classic work of reference - described as a browser's joy - has been in popular demand since 1870. The Dictionary is extensively cross referenced, lending itself ideally, to the hypertext environment. This First Hypertext Edition is taken from Dr. Brewer's substantially revised and extended edition of 1894."
The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus (WEDT)
- A full dictionary and a complete thesaurus, integrated into one work; you only need to look up a word once, with hyperlinks to synonyms, and similar or related words available where appropriate.
- Hypertext Webster Gateway
- First, type the word for which you want the definition in the search window and hit return. Words in the resulting definition are hypertext linked back into the dictionary, allowing you to use your mouse to access the definition of those related (and unrelated) words.
- WWWebster Dictionary
- An excellent hypertext, online dictionary, offered by the Merriam-Webster Company, a well known publisher of reference books.
- OneLook Dictionaries
- Searches various specialized dictionaries, and then organizes their results, so that the user can choose the context in which the word is to be defined.
- A Web of Online Dictionaries
- Hosts an english language dictionary and links to numerous dictionaried for languages of thre world. Scroll down the page to access the many links.
- Roget's Thesaurus Search Form
- An online, searchable version of Roget's Thesaurus, a recently updated version, which will find synonyms very quickly, and allow you to link to different major sections with ease.
- Terminology Collection: Online Dictionaries
- WORD-ONLINE contains links to general language dictionaries that available free in the WWW or the Gopher. In WORD-ONLINE You will find monolingual dictionaries like the Webster's or bilingual like Finnish - English Dictionary or even multilingual dictionaries.
- Dictionaries and Thesauruses
- A handy collection of online dictionaries and thesauruses to aid you in your research and writing! Included dictionaries for foreign languages as well! (From the University of Texas at Austin.)
- A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
- Helpful for converting units of measurement.
- On-line Hmong-English Dictionary
- An online dictionary which translates common Hmong words to English. Arranged alphabetically, by the Hmong word. Click on the word, and have it translated to English.
- Latin quotations
- Quotations in latin, with translations into English, filed according to the person from whom they are taken.
- Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid
- See the "Latin Wordlist and Grammar Aid" section, down near the middle of the page, for help in translating from Latin.
- English-Latin Word Search
- Search for Latin words and their meanings in this searcher from Project Perseus, which specializes in classical languages and texts.
- Search for Latin dictionary entries in Latin!
- Search for Latin words and their meanings in another searcher from Project Perseus, which specializes in classical languages and texts.n
- Latin Language and Literature
- Links to dictionaries and other aids to learning and translating from the Latin language.
- Wall Street Directory Glossary
- Find out the meaning of terms related to investing, such as stocks, bonds and commodities.
- Sports Glossaries
- Use glossaries to four popular sports: soccer, ice hocky, football and basketball. Simply click on a name of the sport for definitions of terms and phrases.
- Asia Reference
- Explains terms used with the study of Asia. "Features a growing general glossary of terms covering Economics, Business, Politics, Arts, and Religion... currently lists more than a thousand terms with a particular strength in the Arts and Religion."