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  1. 11 Rules of Writing - This site is a concise guide to some of the most commonly violated rules of writing.
  2. AGI GIS Dictionary - Revised Edition - includes definitions for 980 terms which either relate directly to GIS.
  3. ARTFL Project - Project dedicated to French language including a 150 million word database of written French.
  4. A Shakespeare Glossary
  5. A.Word.A.Day
  6. Able Writer: A Rhetoric and Handbook - describes an English composition handbook that treats pre-writing, outlining, English grammar, usage, word choice, dictionaries, spelling, punctuation, and writing college research papers.
  7. Acronymbuster V1.0P - a collection of 10,000 computer acronyms & abbreviations.
  8. Acronym Expander
  9. Acronym Finder - a searchable database of over 41,000 acronyms and their meanings. Covers: common acronyms, computers, technology, government, telecommunications, and military acronyms, with an emphasis on U.S. Department of Defense, Air Force, Army, and Navy acronyms.
  10. Acronyms Used in the Computer Community
  11. Advice on Research and Writing
  12. Alta Vista: Translations - translate web pages or your own text from or to several languages.
  13. Alternative Dictionaries, The
  14. Animated American Sign Language Dictionary
  15. Anagramer, The - Create an anagram (same letters, different words) for any word or phrase.
  16. Antagonyms - words that have opposite meanings (e.g., "bad" can mean bad or good depending on usage).
  17. Basic Phrases: For Eastern European Languages
  18. Berlitz World - Now you can run your own Berlitz Language Center.
  19. Big List of Languages
  20. Biographical Dictionary - Biographical Dictionary of over 18,000 people
  21. Biotech Life Science Dictionary - Contains definitions to over 5700 life science terms in fields ranging from biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cellular biology and genetics - with more such fields to be added this year.
  22. Michael Bonner's Proper Grammar Page
  23. Book of Cliches, The
  24. BritSpeak: British - American English Dictionary
  25. Capitalization
  26. Carnegie Mellon's Language Learning Resource Center
  27. Casey's Snow Day Reverse Dictionary
  28. Children's Bible Dictionary - has 1300 entries and about 900 full color illustrations. Fun and easy to use. Phonetic pronunciations and Bible references are some of its key features. Ages 6 and older, but is acceptable, and entertaining, for any age group.
  29. Chinese Character Genealogy
  30. Chinese-English Dictionary
  31. Cognitive Science Dictionary
  32. Colibri Dictionaries Page
  33. Common Errors in English - site which simply and entertainingly explains a number of common spelling and usage errors in English.
  34. Common Music Dictionary
  35. Computer Dictionary
  36. Computing Dictionary
  37. Constructed Human Languages
  38. Copy Editor - written for copy editors of magazines, newspapers, books, and newsletters.
  39. Corpus Linguistics
  40. Curmudgeon's Stylebook, The
  41. CyberDorktionary, The
  42. CyberItalian - interactive language course as well as culture, chat, and links.
  43. Cynic's Sancturary, The - Selections from 'The Cynic's Dictionary'
  44. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms - All approved joint definitions are contained in Joint Publication 1-02, "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms."
  45. Dan's Poker Dictionary
  46. Darling's Guide to Grammar
  47. Devil's Dictionary, The
  48. Dictionary.com
  49. Dictionary ACRONYMs
  50. Dictionary of Biography
  51. Dictionary of Carnivorous Plant Names
  52. Dictionary of Cell Biology
  53. Dictionary of Computer Terms
  54. Dictionary of Computing
  55. Dictionary of Decadence Online
  56. Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
  57. Dictionary of Mountain Bike Slang
  58. Dictionary of Occupational Titles
  59. Dictionary of Online Medical Resources
  60. Dictionary of Orthodontic Terms
  61. Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms
  62. Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind - dictionary for those terms commonly used, defined, contested, and misunderstood in the philosophy of mind.
  63. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - by E. Cobham Brewer from the New and Enlarged Edition of 1894
  64. Dictionary of Science and Biotechnology - contains over 6200 life science terms
  65. Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
  66. Dictionary of Units, A - an explanation of the principal systems of units, their history, standards, and conversion factors for changing from one to the other.
  67. Dictionary of Usenet Acronyms - commonly used Usenet acronyms, plus links to other dictionaries on the WWW.
  68. Dictionary Society of North America - The purpose of the Society shall be to foster scholarly and professional activities relating to dictionaries
  69. Dictionaries and Other Language Specific Resources
  70. Dictionaries - Reference
  71. Dictionary of Visual Art - ArtLex
  72. Dictionaries on the Web
  73. Distinctionary - a synthesis of a thesaurus, dictionary and personal development course.
  74. Document Electronic Sources on the Internet
  75. DOT - Dictionary of Occupational Titles - It's the official dictionary of occupational titles. DOT's database is arranged alphabetically and can be read online or downloaded in one file.
  76. Earth Words for Internet Citizens
  77. East College of English - teaches English as a second language and offers teacher training courses. Free online courses available. .
  78. Elektronika Arkivejo de Esperanto - electronic archives of Esperanto texts, dictionaries and computer programs.
  79. Elements of Style - by William Strunk
  80. English and its History - a look at how the English language has changed over time, from Old English to the present.
  81. English as a Second Language Home Page
  82. English Grammar Clinic - your grammar questions answered by professional English language instructors.
  83. English Grammar Links for ESL Students - includes references, exercises and quizzes.
  84. English/Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary
  85. English-Finnish Dictionary
  86. English-French Dictionary and French-English Dictionaries
  87. English-Hungarian and Hungarian-English Dictionary
  88. English-Russian and Russian-English Dictionaries
  89. Eric's Treasure Trove of Chemistry
  90. Esperanto-English and English-Esperant Dictionaries
  91. Ethnologue - Languages of the world
  92. Ethnologue Database - on-line database of information about 6,500 languages. Includes alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other sociolinguistic and demographic data.
  93. Etymology of First Names, The - This site looks into the meaning and history of common first names.
  94. European Medical Dictionary - 1830 medical terms in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
  95. Finnish-English and English-finnish Dictionaries
  96. English-Spanish Dictionary
  97. Five Tools for Writing Timed Essays - develop skills in the use of a set of specific intellectual tools, described here.
  98. Foreign Languages - Best of the Best
  99. Foreign Languages for Travelers
  100. Foreign Language Resources
  101. Genealogy Dictionary - defines common terms encountered during the course of research.
  102. Genetic Terms Glossary
  103. German for Beginners
  104. Glossary of AIDS Medical Terms
  105. Glossary of Australia Slang
  106. Glossary of Aviation Terms
  107. Glossary of Botanical Terms
  108. Glossary of Breast Cancer
  109. Glossary of Cancer
  110. Glossary of Headache Research
  111. Glossary of Internet Terms
  112. Glossary of Medical Terms
  113. Glossary of Microbiology
  114. Glossary of Oceanography and the Related Geosciences
  115. Glossary of Pharmacology
  116. Glossary of Poetic Terms
  117. Glossary of Sailing Terms
  118. Glossary of Satellite Terms
  119. Glossary of Soil Science
  120. Glossary of Solar Physics
  121. Glossary of Transplantation
  122. Glossary of Vision Terms
  123. Glossary of Water Quality Terms
  124. Glossary of Weather
  125. Grammar and Style Notes - by Jack Lynch
  126. Grammar Queen - online grammar resource for students, writers and other professionals. Your questions will be answered in 24 hours.
  127. Grammar Handbook - U.S. English
  128. Grammar Hotline Directory 1997
  129. Guide for Writing Research Papers
  130. Guide to Writing Research Papers in Anthropology
  131. HSTM Biographical Dictionary - HSTM = "History of Science Technology and Medicine"
  132. Hacker's Dictionary
  133. Hawaiian Dictionary Online - Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian words.
  134. Heteronyms - words that are spelled identically but have different meanings when pronounced differently (e.g., wind or lead).
  135. Human-Languages Page
  136. Hungarian-English and English-Hungarian Dictionaries
  137. Hypertext Writer's Guide - Univ.of Victoria
  138. Index of Online Dictionaries
  139. Indonesian-English and English-Indonesian Dictionary
  140. International Journal of Lexicography - concerned with all aspects of lexicography; focus is on dictionaries of the major European languages.
  141. International Language Development
  142. International Legal Dictionary
  143. Internet and Unix Dictionary
  144. Internet Anagram Server
  145. Internet Language Dictionary, The
  146. Internet Dictionary Project, The
  147. Internet Smiley Dictionaries
  148. Jane's Defence Glossary - search over 20,000 defence-related acronyms and abbreviations in the Janes' database
  149. Japanese-English Dictionary
  150. Japanese Language
  151. Japanese Online
  152. Jargon File, The
  153. Jesse's Word of the Day - Jesse Sheidlower, Senior Editor at Random House, where he specializes in slang and new words
  154. Jive Page - dictionary of jive expressions.
  155. Korean-English/English-Korean Dictionary
  156. Korean Through English
  157. Korean Online Course (Talking to Koreans)
  158. King's English, The - by H.W. Fowler
  159. Dictionaries and Other Language-Specific Resources
  160. Language Hub, The
  161. Language Identifier - This program can be used to identify the language of origin of a phrase, word or sentence. Submit the words of your choosing and the list will be returned reordered, with the most likely choice at the top of the list in one file.
  162. Larry's Aussie Slang and Phrase Dictionary
  163. Latin Grammar Aid and Wordlist
  164. Legal Dictionary - WWLIA
  165. Life Sciences Dictionary
  166. LINGUISTICS Index of Dictionaries
  167. LingWhat?
  168. List of Dictionaries
  169. LOGOS Dictionary, The - Italian Dictionary
  170. Management and Technology Dictionary
  171. Medical Dictionary
  172. Megaterms: Military Terms and Acronyms - Contains over 22,700 military terms and acronyms, complete with full text search.
  173. Michaelis Soft Dicionários - variety of dictionaries online: English/Portugues; Spanish/Portuguese; Portuguese/German and Portuguese/French.
  174. MLA Format and Citation Guide
  175. Movie Terminology Glossary - definitions of terms and phrases frequently used in the world of movies, film, acting, and cinemagoing.
  176. Multilingual Dictionary
  177. Multilingual Dictionary of the Horse
  178. NASA Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors - Capitalization Guide
  179. NASA Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors - Punctuation Guide
  180. Nautical Dictionaries
  181. Neil/Fred's Gigantic List of Palindromes
  182. Netdictionary - alphabetical reference guide to standard internet English, presented as a Java applet and as a set of HTML files.
  183. NETGLOS Multilingual Glossary of Internet Terms - Chinese/English/French/German/Norwegian/Serbo-Croatian/Spanish
  184. NetLingo - glossary of Internet related terms
  185. New Hacker's Dictionary, The
  186. New User Dictionary
  187. New Words in English - neologisms and novel uses of words in English. The words give a good picture of the creative aspects of word formation and use in present day English.
  188. Not So Correct Dictionary, The
  189. On-line Dictionaries
  190. On-line Dictionaries and Glossaries
  191. On-Line Dictionary of Street Drug Slang - Indiana Prevention Resource Center
  192. On-Line English Grammar
  193. Online Film Dictionary - reference for movie terms in foreign languages.
  194. Online Language Dictionaries and Translators
  195. On-line Medical Dictionary - over 46,000 terms relating to biology, chemistry, medicine, science or technology.
  196. ONYX Dictionary Directory
  197. Oxford English Dictionary
  198. PC Webopaedia - resource for information about PCs. Contains definitions of 2,000 computer terms, plus links to web pages related to each term.
  199. Palindromes
  200. Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - guide to writing, composition, rhetoric, editing, and style.
  201. Pedro's Dictionaries
  202. Phrase Finder
  203. Photonics Dictionary - dictionary and resource for the photonics industry.
  204. Poker Dictionary
  205. Poker Glossary
  206. Punctuation [larc.nasa.gov]
  207. Purdue Univ. OWL - Online Writing Lab
  208. REESWeb: Language Resources: Russian
  209. Resources for Writers
  210. Rhyming Dictionary
  211. Sanskrit-English & English-Sanskrit
  212. Save the Adverb
  213. Seattle Lexicon, A - a rundown on some of the peculiarly local lingo.
  214. A Shakespeare Glossary
  215. Sign Language Dictionary
  216. Skeptic's Dictionary
  217. Swedish-English Dictionary
  218. Totally Unofficial Rap Dictionary - explains the meaning and origins of hip-hop slang as it is used on the street and in lyrics. A listing of various rapper's real names is also listed.
  219. Travlang's Translating Dictionaries - multilingual on-line dictionaries including German, French, Spanish, English, Dutch, Danish, Afrikaans, Esperanto, and more.
  220. Urdu-English-Hindi Dictionary-Thesaurus - An URDU Dictionary cum Thesaurus being developed for Urdu learners, Shayari enthusiasts and scholars.
  221. Visual Dictionary of Special Plane Curves - including description, history, formulas, properties, and links for each.
  222. Visual Thesaurus - Plumb Design - an exploration of sense relationships within the English language. By clicking on words, you follow a thread of meaning, creating a spatial map of linguistic associations.
  223. WebDictionary
  224. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  225. Web Words - definitions of commonly used Internet terms.
  226. Wordbot - When you load a page through Wordbot, you can click on any word to look up its meaning
  227. Word Detective
  228. Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus - The only Integrated English Dictionary and Thesaurus in electronic form
  229. Word Place, The - for readers and writers covering many genres.
  230. World Wide Words
  231. Yahoo! - Grammar, Usage, and Style
  232. Ye Olde English Sayings