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Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Electronic version of the twenty-volume The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition and three-volume Additions Series.
Coverage: Current
Full Text: Yes
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Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Contains 100+ dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works full text and searchable.
Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Yes

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Dictionary.com This link opens in a new window
Search the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Roget's Thesaurus and other sources. Also useful for translating text.
Coverage: Current
Full Text: Yes
Middle English Compendium This link opens in a new window
The Middle English Compendium contains three Middle English electronic resources: the Middle English Dictionary, a Bibliography of Middle English prose and verse, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse.
Coverage: 1100-1500
Full Text: Yes
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Electronic version of the twenty-volume The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition and three-volume Additions Series.
Coverage: Current
Full Text: Yes
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Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Contains 100+ dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works full text and searchable.
Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Yes
WPI Acronym Dictionary This link opens in a new window
IPQ, MQP, ETD, acronyms of WPI explained.
Coverage: Current
Full Text: Yes