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Dictionaries

English:	Library & Information Science:	Humanities:
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary	Online Dictionary for Library & Information Science	Dictionary of the History of Ideas (University of Virginia Library - see conditions of use)
The Oxford English Dictionary*	Safari Tech Books Online*	Grove Art Online*
Cambridge Dictionary of American English	TechEncyclopedia	Oxford Reference (Architecture, Arts, Literature, Mythology)*
American Heritage Dictionary	Webopedia

Dictionary Portals

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OneLook® Dictionary Search	yourDictionary.com
Oxford Reference: English Language* (specialized dictionaries)

Thesauri

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Oxford American Thesaurus of Current English*	Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus	WordNet: A Lexical Database
Synonym.com

Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Acronym Finder	All that JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources
AbbreviationZ	PubMed Journal Search
Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations*	yourDictionary: Abbreviations & Acronyms

More Dictionaries

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NetLibrary* (over 100 full-text dictionaries)	Etexts - Literature Reference Books
OhioLINK Electronic Book Center: Dictionaries*	Etexts -Theology Reference Online

*Library database restricted to ODU community.