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Encyclopedia
Britannica Online
Take advantage of the free trial offer
for one of the world's premier, most trusted encyclopedias. In addition to
their A-Z directory of facts and articles, you'll find biographies of famous
people, a world atlas, current news, and a "this day in history" section.
Visit the Britannica store
and shop for hard copy editions of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and annuals.
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Dictionary.com
Look up any word you want at the top of the page. An
audio-enhanced pronunciation key comes with each word. Learn about the membership
benefits of becoming a member of Dictionary.com Premium. You can also
access Thesaurus.com
and Reference.com.
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MSN Encarta
Microsoft Network's massive encyclopedia, dictionary, and atlas
allows users to look up facts on anything and everything. On the front page
you'll find homework tools, an "on this day" history note, quizzes, columns,
and a passage to MSN
Encarta Worldwide.
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yourDictionary.com
"The last word in words." Use the Quick Lookup feature to find
not only the dictionary entry for a word, but also a thesaurus entry. Also
check out the Word of the Day. There's also a translation dictionary to use,
and glossaries for such topics as cooking, crafts, finance, and medicine. |
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Encyclopedia.com
"Because knowledge is cool." This free and easy-to-use offers
its alphabetized directory of topics to learn about right on the front page.
Also on the front page is a "today in history" section, which looks at
notable births, deaths, and events for the particular day. You can also do a
search for what you want by keyword. The reference desk offers access to dictionaries,
thesauri, and almanacs. |
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Merriam-Webster
Online
Look up any word for free using the reputable dictionary
publisher's online dictionary or thesaurus. Learn what you can get when you
subscribe to MW's premium services. See what the word of the day is, play word
games, and drop by the online
store for sales of CD-ROMs, handhelds, and wireless services.
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Bartleby.com:
Columbia Encyclopedia
"One of the most complete and up-to-date encyclopedias ever
produced," the Columbia Encyclopedia contains close to 51,000 entries,
complete with more than 80,000 cross-references. In addition you can search a
world fact book, quotations, a thesaurus, and dictionary. Also peruse the
index of biographical
entries. |
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OneLook
Dictionary search engine allows you to find multiple definitions
for single words, as well as translations of the particular word. You can
also browse all
the dictionaries OneLook uses. Find info on wildcard patterns
and how you should enter them into OneLook's search field. |
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xrefer
Get a free personal 30-day trial of the "world's largest online
reference service," which offers access to 167 reference books from some of
the world's most respected publishers. Topics and
sections to explore include art, bilinguals, encyclopedias, history,
quotations, social sciences, and technology. You can learn about various
subscription options right here. |
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AskOxford.com
Easy-to-use online dictionary from the world-renowned Oxford
dictionaries lets viewers conduct a search for the definition of the word of
their choice. There's also a word of the day and quote of the week right on
the front page. Also find word games
to play, such as crossword puzzles, Scrabble, and word challenges. |
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Wikipedia:
The Free Encyclopedia
Highly unique encyclopedia is a collaborative effort that ropes
in contributions from readers. You can conduct a search for
information you're after, or browse the encyclopedia by topic. There's also
daily news, selected anniversaries for the particular day, and a daily
featured article. Check out the alphabetical
index of articles. |
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Cambridge
Dictionaries Online
"The web's favorite learner dictionaries" looks up words in its
Advanced Learner's Dictionary and places each particular word in a sentence
to help you better understand how it's used. You can also display the
phonetics of a particular word. You can also look up words in the phrasal
verbs, idioms, and American English dictionaries, too. |
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Infoplease
"All the knowledge you need." Amazing online reference desk
offers an encyclopedia,
dictionary,
atlas, and thesaurus, all
free of cost. Be sure to check out the day's birthdays and news, as well as the
"this day in history" section. You can conduct a simple search for
information you're after directly from Infoplease's home page.
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AllWords.com
"Fast and free" English dictionary allows users to conduct
multi-lingual searches for a particular word. If you look up a word in
English, you can translate it to Dutch, French, Spanish, Italian, or German.
See the word of the week archive, solve crossword puzzles, and view the directory of links to fun sites
for word lovers! |
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Fact Monster
Children's encyclopedia allows wee ones to browse educational
topics by subject, or simply do a search for what they want by entering the
topic name in the search field. Subject areas to browse include earth and environment, history,
medicine,
and philosophy and religion. There's also loads of geographic
content, a homework center, and a tool for researching noteworthy people in
world history. |
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MSN Encarta Dictionary
Search Encarta's dictionary or thesaurus, or get translations of English words to French, German, or Italian.
All words in the dictionary come in an audio-enhanced presentation format.
Enhance your vocabulary on a daily basis by checking out the words of the day
department!
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Yahoo! Education: Encyclopedia
Popular search engine and web site offers an encyclopedia
courtesy of the Columbia University Press. Use the A-Z directory to browse
the index of entries, or enter a search term in the search reference box. You
can also search quotations, the world fact
book, a thesaurus, and Spanish
dictionary. |
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TheFreeDictionary.com
Take advantage of the free English, medical, legal, and computer
dictionaries housed at TheFreeDictionary.com. There are synonym, antonym, and
related word listings for each entry in the dictionary. You can also hear the
phonetic pronunciation of each word by clicking on the audio icon for each profiled
word. |
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refdesk.com:
Encyclopedias
Check out this handy, alphabetized directory to some of the best
general and specific topic encyclopedias on the web. Allows you to access
encyclopedias on mathematics, computer
viruses the law, and even martial arts! You'll also discover encyclopedias on spices
and herbs, symbols, Jewish culture, technology, and television.
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English
Dictionary
Incredibly simple, bare bones dictionary offers multiple
definitions for the word you seek to understand. If you are unsure about how
to search for a particular word, look here. |
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