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Dictionaries, Languages
| Resource Name | Description | Who Can Access |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford English Dictionary | Contains 'Authoritative definitions of over 500,000 words,' and details about when words were used and how they were formed. Various spellings of words are also given, and the pronunciation of words is written using the International Phonetic Alphabet. For advanced users and word lookup. | CSUDH Students Only |
| Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online | The online edition of Merriam-Webster's CollegiateŽ Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. The online dictionary includes the main A-Z listing of the Collegiate Dictionary, as well as the Abbreviations, Foreign Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names sections of that book. It also includes 1,000 illustrations and 25 tables. You can click on the icon next to a word to hear its pronunciation. For basic word lookup and novice users. | Anyone Can Use |
| NetLibrary Dictionaries | Contains an English Dictionary, Thesaurus, and English to Spanish dictionaries. To search, enter the word you want to look up in the bottom search box and select the dictionary you want to use from the drop-down menu to the right. | CSUDH Students Only |
| American Heritage Dictionary (2000 ed.) | '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.' | Anyone Can Use |
| Word2Word List of Dictionaries | A listing of dictionaries in many languages. Scroll down and select a language to see the dictionaries available for it. | Anyone Can Use |
| YourDictionary dot com List of Dictionaries | A listing of dictionaries in many languages. Scroll down and select a language to see the dictionaries available for it. | Anyone Can Use |
| Omniglot dot com | Contains information about the writing systems and languages of the world. Contains no dictionaries, but can be useful if you are trying to identify a written language. | Anyone Can Use |