Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

Funk & Wagnalls is a comprehensive encyclopedia for students and adults.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Includes definition, pronunciation, audio pronunciation, part of speech, word endings (-ed,-ing), etymology and usage

World Book

The World Book Encyclopedia plus current events and primary source documents. It's also available in Spanish and basic information is available in 14 additional languages.

Selected Web Sites

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Concise articles, timelines, year in review, index and alphabetical browsing features

Encyclopedias from the Internet Public Library

Annotated list and links to free general encyclopedias

Roget’s Thesaurus

Search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus, 1911, version 1.02 (supplemented: July 1991) released to the public domain by MICRA, Inc. and the Gutenberg Project.

TravLang Translating Dictionaries

Translate individual words to and from over 35 different languages.

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