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Dictionaries

English: Library & Information Science: Other Disciplines:
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary  ODLIS  Biblioteka Classica, or a Classical Dictionary (Lempiere 1801) 
Oxford English Dictionary* SafariTechBooks* Dictionary of the History of Ideas (U of Virginia Library) 
American Heritage Dictionary  TechEncyclopedia (Techweb) Mathwords: Terms & Formulas 
  Webopedia   

Dictionary Portals

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OneLook Dictionary Search  yourDictionary.com 
Oxford Reference: English Language*   Additional online dictionaries 

Thesauri

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Oxford American: Thesaurus of Current English*  Synonym.com 
Merriam-Webster Thesaurus  WordNet: A Lexical Database (Princeton) 

Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Abbreviations.com     Journal Abbreviations 
Acronym Finder     PubMed Journal Search (medical journals) 
Acronyms, Initialisms, & Abbreviations Dictionary*  Wiley Online Library (Search Publications) 
Dictionary of Abbreviations*  Sharpened Glossary: Email, Online Chat, & Text Messaging Acronyms 
NetLingo: Acronyms & Text Messaging  yourDictionary: Abbreviations & Acronyms 

More Dictionaries

Try these Databases: More Links in Quick Reference: 
Martindale's The Reference Desk  Etexts - Literature Reference Online 
OhioLINK Electronic books Center: Dictionaries  Etexts - Theology Reference Online 

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