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 DictionaryThe 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 DictionariesThe most popular dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English. Meanings and definitions of words with pronunciations and translations
One LookOne 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

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