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PHONEDictionaries & Thesauri
General Dictionaries
Oxford English Dictionary - Off-campus access requires BroncoWeb ID and Password. The most complete dictionary. Includes definitions, pronunciations, word histories, and dates.
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
"Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.&34; From Bartleby.com
YourDictionary.com - a dictionary which includes pronunciation sound files and synonyms. The website also offers other language related resources.
Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Designed for learners of English provides common contemporary usages.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary - a dictionary which includes pronunciation sound files. Also offers a separate thesaurus function.
Thesauri
Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995
One of the biggest names in Thesauri. Offers synonyms and antonyms to over 35,000 English words. From Bartleby.com.
Thesaurus.com
Easy to use interface. Website offers other language tools as well.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
A thesaurus with words targeted to the college level user.
Slang Dictionaries
Slang, Commonly-Used American
More than 280 common American slang expressions sorted alphabetically. Good for ESL Students.
Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms
Another good source of slang terms and idioms for all students, especially ESL.
Alternative Dictionaries
An experimental "internet collaborative project" that defines "words and expressions you most likely won't find in a normal dictionary."
Quotation Dictionaries
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
"This tenth edition of 1919 contains over 11,000 searchable quotations."
Columbia World of Quotations
"The 65,000 essential quotations by 5,000 authors that constitute this authoritative collection represent the research of 154 experts and are divided into 6,500 subjects."
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
Notable quotations from 1950 to 1988. "With over 10,000 quotations from 4,000 sources organized into 25 categories and 60 sections, this comprehensive reference contains words of wit and wisdom from such modern notables as Ezra Pound, Henry Kissinger, George Orwell, Dorothy Parker, and Desmond Tutu." "