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Online Dictionaries and Thesauri
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Includes definitions from , Random House, and Merriam-Webster.dictionary.com – Aggregator – Also see: Thesaurus.com -
Over 17,000 entries. Find synonyms, antonyms, and brief definitions.thesaurus.com – Thesaurus -
Directory and search engine for acronyms and abbreviations.abbreviations.com – AcronymsAlso see: Definitions.net -
Dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations. Contains over 750,000 definitions.acronymfinder.com – Acronyms -
Featuring 20,000 topics and 2,500 images. Search field at bottom of page.computerlanguage.com – Computers -
Multilingual dictionary that provides definitions and translations.definitions.net – Aggregator – Also see: Synonyms.net -
Financial glossary with a comprehensive index of 7,500 definitions.investorwords.com – Financial -
Concise, easy-to-read definitions from The People's Law Dictionary.dictionary.law.com – Legal -
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Source of mathematical definitions and concept explanations.mathworld.wolfram.com – Math -
Search over 200,000 medical terms, ICD-9 codes, hospitals, and more.medilexicon.com – Medical -
Based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.merriam-webster.com – Dictionary -
6,000 full-color images; 20,000 terms with contextual definitions.visualdictionaryonline.com – Dictionary -
Definitions for thousands of terms in the field of technology and communication.netlingo.com – Technology -
Meta-search tool indexing 13 million words from 1,000 dictionaries.onelook.com – Also see: OneLook Reverse Dictionary -
Oxford’s Compact English Dictionary contains 145,000 words and definitions.oxforddictionaries.com – Dictionary -
General and subject dictionaries for financial, legal, and medical terms.thefreedictionary.com -
Dictionary of contemporary American slang. Not appropriate for children.urbandictionary.com – Slang -
Displays a unique visualization of connections between words.visualthesaurus.com – Thesaurus -
Outstanding dictionary and engaging vocabulary teaching tool.vocabulary.com – Dictionary -
Thousands of medical entries from abdomen to zygote.dictionary.webmd.com – Medical -
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Multilingual dictionary and thesaurus written and edited by the public.en.wiktionary.org – Dictionary -
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Definitions, thesaurus entries, spelling, pronunciation, and etymology results.yourdictionary.com – Aggregator