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Oxford English Dictionary - http://oed.com/cgi/display/wotd
Presents a word a day complete with pronunciation, spellings, etymology, quotations and date chart. |
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Word Spy - http://www.wordspy.com/
Collection of recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent Renaissance, and older words that are now being used in new ways. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - http://www.etymonline.com/
History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms. |
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American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org/
A scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America. |
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languagehat.com - http://www.languagehat.com/
Erudite blog on word origins and definitions, with dozens of links to dictionaries, commentaries, linguistic reference sites, and personal favorites of the author. |
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The Word Detective - http://www.word-detective.com/
Words and language in a humorous vein. The online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. Written by Evan Morris. |
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Word and Phrase Origins - http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48468
Directory. Part of the Internet Public Library. Describes books and web sites that might be helpful. Offers a hint on how to use an ordinary search engine when looking for etymology. |
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A Comparative Dictionary of Indo-Aryan Languages - http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/soas/
Online version of the indexes of R.L. Turner's 1962-1985 dictionary from the Digital Dictionaries of South Asia. |
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Focusing on Words - http://www.wordfocus.com/
An advanced Latin-Greek-English vocabulary source of etymologies with thematic units of roots, prefixes, and suffixes, and vocabulary quizzes. |
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Etymologic - http://www.etymologic.com/
The brain-twisting etymology game. |
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Businessballs.com - Etymology of Clichés, Expressions and Words Etymology - http://www.businessballs.com/clichesorigins.htm
English language terms and expressions. |
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Word Quests for Word Seekers - http://www.wordquests.info
Searchable dictionary of word origins, organized in cross-referenced thematic lists by Latin and/or Greek roots. English entries are also defined. |
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http://www.mootgame.com/ - http://www.mootgame.com/
The game of grammar, semantics, and etymology. Play online the game that investigates the history and meaning of English words. |
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New Words In English - http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ling215/NewWords/index.html
Neologisms and novel uses of words in English collected by members of the class Linguistics/English 215, Words in English: Structure, History and Use, taught by Suzanne Kemmer at Rice University. |
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Nautical Expressions in the Vernacular - http://www.io.com/gibbonsb/words.words.words.html
Myriad expressions in everyday English have nautical origins. This web page lists expressions and definitions mentioned by listswains, members of the Patrick O'Brian Mailing List, also known as the Gunroom. |
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The Phrase Finder - http://www.phrases.org.uk/
The meanings and origins of thousands of English phrases and sayings. Also includes a discussion forum to ask a panel questions on the meaning and origin of phrases. |
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Exploring English Words - http://www.wordexplorations.info
Exploring English words that are derived from Latin and Greek sources with etymologies and vocabulary activities. |
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Pandora's Word Box - http://pandorawordbox.com/
Relates medical terminology to the humanities, offering a weekly overview with references to classical etymology. |
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Sayings and Everyday Expressions - http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayindex.htm
Your online source for the sayings and expressions you use everyday. Search for their meaning, history and origin, find sayings, expressions, phrases, quotations, cliches, unusual words, and wordplay. |
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Taiwan Teacher - http://www.geocities.com/athens/delphi/1979/trivia.html
A new word or phrase posted every week giving you the meaning, origin and an example of the usage of the word or phrase. |