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Internet Resources

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
Includes a dictionary, thesaurus, and related word links.

Online Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com
Free online etymological dictionary.

OneLook Dictionaries
http://www.onelook.com/
Think of this web site as a search engine for words and phrases. If you have a word for which you'd like a definition or translation, it will shuttle you to the appropriate web-based dictionaries.

yourDictionary.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com/
yourDictionary.com has the widest and deepest set of dictionaries on the web (more than 1500
dictionaries representing more than 230 languages).

Key Reference Books

There are far too many dictionaries in the reference collection to make a short list here.

  • Word histories, etymological dictionaries, the Oxford English Dictionary, standard English language dictionaries, and thesauri can also be found in the 420's.
  • Foreign language dictionaries can be found in the 430's through 490's.
  • Other subject-specific dictionaries can be found throughout the reference collection.
MATC Library Online Catalog provides access to books, magazines, reserve material, audio-visual material, and web resources. There are some dictionaries available in the circulating collection for checkout.

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Last Modified: March 31 2008


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