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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias in the Library
- Credo Reference Academic Core This link opens in a new window
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- What's included? Hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 200 videos.
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Over 25,000 encyclopedia entries covering a variety of subject areas. Updated annually.
- Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Electronic version of the Oxford English Dictionary with search capabilities.
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Brings together various Oxford resources that include dictionaries with short-entry information as well as encyclopedias with more in-depth coverage of topics.
Online Dictionaries and Translation Tools
- Babel FishA free tool for online multilingual translation.
- Cambridge Dictionary
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Online dictionary with built-in translating and grammar tools - Google Translate
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Copy and paste text in to instantly translate words, phrases, and paragraphs. - Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary
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Provides 15 themes and access to over 6,000 images to describe words, concepts, and relationships. - Oxford Learner's Dictionary
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Online dictionary with multiple dictionaries, word lists, and grammar tools. - Reverso Dictionary
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Online dictionary with more colloquial, idiomatic language. - WordReference
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Free online bilingual dictionaries with tools for verb conjugation, grammar, and list-making.
Online Language-Learning Resources
- Dave's ESL CafeResources include grammar lessons, idioms, quizzes, and slang to help English language learners.
- Mango Languages This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Offers self-directed language instruction in 22 languages. Instruction focuses on everyday conversational skills.
- What else should I know? Personal account set up required. Provided by AskRI.org.
- TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links
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Resources for teachers and students of English as a second language. Maintained by the Internet TESL Journal.