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Online Reference Resources
Dictionaries and Thesaruses
Merriam-Webster OnLine The site is easy to use and very fast. (Additional levels such as collegiate and unabridged are available by subscription.) Merriam-Webster’s Online Thesaurus is also accessible through the home page.
Ask Oxford In addition to the dictionary’s quick, simple definitions, users have access to all of AskOxford.com.
Roget’s Internet Thesaurus
Quick and easy to use. Standard entries include synonyms and antonyms, many of which are hyperlinked. It also contains links to other resources—encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbook info. Please ignore all the advertising!
The American Heritage® Dictionary American Heritage has long been known for its etymology. Includes pronunciation. Links to other Bartleby.com resources are available from this home page. Please ignore the advertising!
Dictionary.com Simple, easy. Includes pronunciation and etymology without additional links. Includes link to thesaurus. Please ignore the advertising! Thesaurus.com
Thinkmap's Visual Thesaurus The remarkable and inventive way to power your vocabulary. The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesarus with an innovative display that encourages exploration and learning. NOTE: This link takes you to a trial version.
Specialized Dictionaries
Silmaril—An acronym Dictionary
Dictionary of Measures, Units, and Conversions
RhymeZone
WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary
Poetry.com
Free Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
MSN Encarta
Biography References
Biography.com
HyperHistory Online
Biography Dictionary
Biography’s BIOs
Biographical Resources
Internet Public Library Biographies
Government References
FirstGov Portal
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Government sites for Kids
FedStats—the gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal Agencies
State and Local Government on the Net
State and Local Government (Library of Congress)
Maryland State Government Access
Miscellaneous References
How Stuff Works
National Geographic Map Machine
Bartelby.com Bartlet’s Quotations
The Quotation Page
The CIA World FactBook
Mapping History Project
Old Farmer’s Almanac
50 States and Capitals

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