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AllWords.com - http://www.allwords.com/
Features two modern English dictionaries, multilingual search, and translation. Also features a guide to language sites on the web and a language discussion forum.

Cambridge International Dictionaries - http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Free online dictionary from Cambridge University Press.

Campus Program: Language Dictionaries - http://campusprogram.com/research/dictionaries/language/
A compilation of a large number of dictionary websites grouped by language.

Cooldictionary.com - http://www.cooldictionary.com/
Free edition of a complete Webster dictionary. Fully crosslinked.

DICT Development Group - http://www.dict.org/
A WWW interface to several freely available on-line dictionaries, including Webster's 1913, the Jargon File, the US Gazetteer, and Easton's Bible Dictionary.

Dictionaries on the Web - http://www.helsinki.fi/~hkantola/dict.html
Link collection -- over 100 links to various dictionaries of about 40 languages.

Dictionaries, Lexica and Lexical Resources - http://www.sil.org/linguistics/etext.html#dictionaries
Collection of links to various online dictionaries and other lexical references.

Dictionarium - http://www.dictionarium.com/
Directory of English and foreign-language dictionaries.

Dictionary Building Software for Reporters - http://www.dictionaryjumpstart.com/
Software program for realtime reporters and captioners that lists many diverse vocabulary lists.

Dictionary Link - http://www.dictionarylink.com/
A directory of free online language resources such as dictionaries, thesauruses, language translators, and encyclopedias.

Dictionary of Comprehension - http://www.dictionarydictionary.com/
A Dictionary of Comprehension in different languages.

Dictionary of Difficult Words - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/
Search or browse this dictionary of more than 13,000 words.

Dictionary Society of North America - http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/dsna/index.html
An international organization of librarians, booksellers, translators, linguists, publishers, writers, journalists, and collectors. Founded in 1975 to further research in dictionary making, study, collection, and use. Member of the American Council of Learned Societies.

Dictionary.com - http://dictionary.reference.com/
Free online dictionary search, translator, word of the day, crossword puzzles and word games, and vocabulary learning resources for many languages.

Dictsearch - http://www.foreignword.com/Tools/dictsrch.htm
Search a variety of dictionaries including monolingual, bilingual, and specialty dictionaries.

eLook Dictionary - http://www.elook.org/dictionary/
Provides definitions, synonyms, and related words.

EZresearch.com - http://www.ezresearch.com/reference/dict.html
Provides a directory of dictionaries.

Free Dictionary and Free Translation - http://www.stars21.com/freemorn/index.html
Collection of free dictionaries and translation sites. Supports searching all dictionaries with just one mouse click.

Glossaries - http://frankdietz.com/glossary.htm
Collection of more than 2400 links to glossaries and dictionaries.

Glossaries by Language - http://www.lai.com/glossaries.html
Directory of multilingual dictionaries and dictionaries on specific subjects, alphabetized by language.

HyperDictionary.com - http://www.hyperdictionary.com/
Includes a thesaurus and searchable dictionaries for English, computers, dreams and medicine.

Hypertext Webster Gateway - http://www.bennetyee.org/http_webster.cgi
WWW interface to multiple English dictionaries.

Information Please Dictionary - http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary.html
Infoplease's free online dictionary. Features almanacs, an encyclopedia, and an atlas.

Inter Active Terminology for Europe (IATE) - http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/
The European Commission's multilingual term bank. Particularly rich in technical and specialized terminology related to European Union policy.

KnowPlay? - http://www.kplay.cc/reference.html
Simple and integrated access to dictionaries, thesauri, encylopedias, and quotation databases.

Lexicool - http://www.lexicool.com/
Searchable directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.

Merriam-Webster OnLine - http://www.m-w.com/
A free, searchable on-line dictionary and thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary reference tools and resources.

On-Line Dictionaries - http://www.ets.ru/udict-e.htm
Online specialty dictionaries for English, Russian, German, Finnish and Latin.

OneLook Dictionaries - http://www.onelook.com/
Look up a word or term in an Internet dictionary or glossary. Free search access to a frequently updated database of words, terms, names, and acronyms.

Online Dictionaries, Translators and References - http://www.esldesk.com/dictionaries/index.htm
Online dictionaries, translators, references accessible from a small pop-window. Requires use of a browser with Java script enabled.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - http://www.oup.com/elt/oald/
Allows users to search, free of charge, for entries in the latest (year 2000) edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Planet Translation - http://planettranslation.com/
Directory of dictionaries, including unilingual, multilingual, and topical resources.

Quotations: The Yale Dictionary - http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/qyd/
Project to create a searchable online database and a quotation dictionary from Yale University Press.

Research-It - http://www.itools.com/
Includes several dictionaries and a thesaurus as well as online tools for shipping and mailing, currency exchange, and language translation.

Skeptic's Dictionary - http://skepdic.com/
Skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.

Strange Dictionaries - http://www.blueray.com/dictionary/
Free online versions of the Dictionary of One-Letter Words, the Dictionary of All-Vowel Words, the Dictionary of All-Consonant Words, and other strange dictionary resources.

The Alternative Dictionaries - http://www.alternative-dictionaries.net/
Includes a list of slang terms and phrases in various languages.

The Century Dictionary Online - http://www.global-language.com/CENTURY/
Free 500,000 word dictionary of English with an encyclopedia and world atlas. Uses DjVu and JPEG formats to display page images. Has headword lookup and full text search of 22 million words of underlying text.

The Glossarist - http://www.glossarist.com/
Searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.

The Newbury House Online Dictionary - http://nhd.heinle.com/
Search over 40,000 entries to get clear concise definitions and when available related pictures.

The Online Dictionary List - http://www.clearenglish.net/dictionary.htm
A large directory of online dictionaries, both in English and bilingual, including specialist dictionaries.

Voycabulary - http://www.voycabulary.com/
Online dictionary and thesaurus web linking lookup reference tool.

Web Dictionaries - http://www.tinhvan.com/scripts/tvis/webdict/webdict.pl
Multi-search tool by Tinh Van, which consults English-only dictionaries, and Vietnamese into English or French translation dictionaries.

Webster's Online Dictionary: The Rosetta Edition - http://www.websters-online-dictionary.com
This database doubled with a metasearch tool extracts records from a variety of online and public-domain paper dictionaries, both general and specialized. It offers English definitions, as well as translations from/to a hundred languages.

Word Assault - http://www.wordassault.com/
Looks up multiple words simultaneously using several databases including Webster's, Easton's, Wordnet, and the Devil's Dictionary.

Word Central - http://www.wordcentral.com/
Student dictionary and rhyming dictionary online at Merriam-Webster's website. Daily Buzzword by subscription.

Word Spy - http://www.wordspy.com/
Site dedicated to recently coined words and existing words revived into modern usage.

WordWeb - http://wordweb.info/free/
A free English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows.

yourDictionary.com - http://www.yourdictionary.com/
An index of on-line dictionaries in over 200 different languages. Includes an index of on-line grammars, word of the day by email, and several pages of linguistic fun.

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