General Reference
General Academic Reference
GENERAL REFERENCE
DICTIONARIES | |
DICTIONARY | DESCRIPTION |
Mirriam-Webster Dictionary and thesaurus | Provides dictionary entries with hundreds of words and thesaurus entries including extensive synonym and antonyms lists. |
Oxford English Dictionary | The Oxford English Dictionary is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world. |
Cambridge Dictionaries | The most popular dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English. Meanings and definitions of words with pronunciations and translations |
One Look | One Look has more than five million words in more than 900 online dictionaries. |
Your Dictionary | Your Dictionary is the understandable, credible site that empowers you with answers to all of your questions about words and language. |
ENCYCLOPEADIAS
ENCYCLOPEADIA | DESCRIPTION |
RefSeek | Directory of the Web’s best encyclopedias, including Britannica, Columbia, Encyclopedia of Symbols, Reference.com, and Wikipedia |
Britannica | The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for ‘British Encyclopaedia’) is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. |
Webopedia | Online dictionary for computer and Internet technology. Its your online tech resource, that simplifies complex IT and computer science concepts through easily digestible definitions, guides, and reviews. |
Wikipedia | It’s a free, open content online encyclopedia. |
CIA World Factbook | The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 265 world entities |