Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica Online...With over 73,000 articles, Encyclopedia Britannica is one of the most complete and accurate information sources in the world. It contains both short and book-length articles on every subject.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online for Kids...With over 73,000 articles, Encyclopedia Britannica is one of the most complete and accurate information sources in the world. It contains both short and book-length articles on every subject.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online Reference Center ...With over 73,000 articles, Encyclopedia Britannica is one of the most complete and accurate information sources in the world. It contains both short and book-length articles on every subject.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus...The full text of Merriam-Webster`s Collegiate Dictionary has more than 215,000 definitions, and Merriam-Webster`s Collegiate Thesaurus offers 340,000 synonyms, antonyms, and more.
New Book of Knowledge Online....The New Book of Knowledge Online is a 7 million-word repository of text and images for children. Features Wonder Questions, facts and figures, projects and experiments, literary selections, and internet links. Includes a current event site and weekly news stories designed to stimulate classroom discussion.
Oxford Reference Online . . . is a fully indexed database of the complete texts of over 100 Oxford reference titles including dictionaries of languages, sciences, business, art, philosophy, religion, mythology and more. (This database is provided to WPL by OPLIN.)
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
YourDictionary.com
The global language resource.