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Link #
6: ON-LINE
DICTIONARIES
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American Heritage Dictionary
@ http://.www.lycos.com/referenceroom
Through the Lycos
"References" link, you can search dictionaries,
almanacs, encyclopedias, thesauri, and many other library reference
sources. 789 dictionaries, covering a wide array of subjects, are
posted here including the American Heritage Dictionary. A search
of the American Heritage presents a brief dictionary definition
of the target word.
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Cambridge International Dictionary
@ http://.www.cup.cam.ac.uk/elt/dictionary |
At
this Cambridge University Press site, you can search any of the
following dictionaries: Cambridge International Dictionary of English,
Cambridge Dictionary of American English, Cambridge International
Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs or Cambridge Dictionary of Idioms.
This site also includes three or four "vocabulary activities of the
day."
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Lexical FreeNet
@ http://.www.link.cs.cmu.edu/lexfn
This site enables users to search
what is called a "Connected Thesaurus." The user types
in words, concepts, or names and then selects links for his query.
Some of the optional links include:
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trigger
links (e.g. Clinton-Whitewater) |
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generalization
links (e.g. tree-acacia) |
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specialization
links (shoe-footware) |
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part-of
links (CPU-computer) |
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occupation
links (Leonardo da Vinci-painter) |
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nationality
links (Martin Luther-German) |
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birthyear
links (Orville Wright-1871) |
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also-known-as
links (John Ono Lennon-John Lennon) |
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synonym,
antonym, rhyming links
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary
@ http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
Besides
the basic word search capabilities, this site contains a thesaurus, word
game of the day, word of the day, and a collection of links to help the
user access additional definitions, spellings, pronunciations, synonyms,
vocabulary exercises, and word origins.
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Newbury House Online Dictionary
@ http://nhd.heinle.com
As
part of its word search, this site provides sample sentences, idioms,
cultural facts & figures. Most notably, this dictionary is linked to
a 50,000 photo database; you can browse though photographs related to
your word search.
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One Look Dictionary
@ http://www.onelook.com
At
this site, 595 dictionaries are indexed and linked. In addition to
General Dictionaries, there are "special
subject" dictionaries including: Arts
& Humanities, Business, Computer/Internet, Medical, Miscellaneous
(from "babies" to "prison" terminology), Religion,
Science, Sports, Technological. |
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Oxford
English Dictionary @ http://www.oed.com
The Oxford English Dictionary contains over fifty-nine
million words, close to 300,000 entries, and more than two million
illustrative quotations. Since publication of the full Dictionary
in 1928, the OED has been regarded as one of the most
authoritative and comprehensive English language dictionaries in the
world. The entries included in the OED provide fascinating
information on the English language, its history, and the social,
cultural, and political influences that have shaped the language
through the centuries.
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Word Net 1.6 Vocabulary Helper @ http://www.notredame.ac.jp/cgi-bin/wn
The
word search at this site provides extensive explanations of each one of
a word's multiple meanings, in addition to including spelling,
pronunciation and word origin. Starting with an "Overview" of
the given term, definitions include many examples, synonyms, sample
sentences and coordinated terms.
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