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	Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary URL: http://www.oup.com/elt/oald/ ODP description: Allows users to search, free of charge, for entries in the latest (year 2000) edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
	Glossaries URL: http://frankdietz.com/glossary.htm ODP description: Collection of more than 2400 links to glossaries and dictionaries.
	Quotations: The Yale Dictionary URL: http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/qyd/ ODP description: Project to create a searchable online database and a quotation dictionary from Yale University Press.
	Web Dictionaries URL: http://www.tinhvan.com/scripts/tvis/webdict/webdict.pl ODP description: Multi-search tool by Tinh Van, which consults English-only dictionaries, and Vietnamese into English or French translation dictionaries. Page title: Web VD - Dictionaries on the Web
	eLook Dictionary URL: http://www.elook.org/dictionary/ ODP description: Provides definitions, synonyms, and related words. Page title: Online Dictionary: Meanings and Definitions - eLook.org Page description: Searchable dictionary that provides meanings/definitions, synonyms, and related words.
	On-Line Dictionaries URL: http://www.ets.ru/udict-e.htm ODP description: Online specialty dictionaries for English, Russian, German, Finnish and Latin. Page title: Online dictionary. Russian, english, german and other language. Everything for free
	The Newbury House Online Dictionary URL: http://nhd.heinle.com/ ODP description: Search over 40,000 entries to get clear concise definitions and when available related pictures. Page title: Heinle's Newbury House Dictionary of American English
	The Online Dictionary List URL: http://www.clearenglish.net/dictionary.htm ODP description: A large directory of online dictionaries, both in English and bilingual, including specialist dictionaries. Page title: The Clear English Online Dictionary List
	Online Dictionaries, Translators and References URL: http://www.esldesk.com/dictionaries/index.htm ODP description: Online dictionaries, translators, references accessible from a small pop-window. Requires use of a browser with Java script enabled. Page description: List of on-line Dictionaries, translators and references. English and Bilingual.
	Dictionary Society of North America URL: http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/dsna/index.html ODP description: An international organization of librarians, booksellers, translators, linguists, publishers, writers, journalists, and collectors. Founded in 1975 to further research in dictionary making, study, collection, and use. Member of the American Council of Learned Societies. Page description: A description of the Dictionary Society of North America, DSNA, including membership form, dues schedule, officers, publications.
	Webster's Online Dictionary: The Rosetta Edition URL: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.com ODP description: This database doubled with a metasearch tool extracts records from a variety of online and public-domain paper dictionaries, both general and specialized. It offers English definitions, as well as translations from/to a hundred languages. Page title: Webster's Online Dictionary - with Multilingual Thesaurus Translation Page description: Our mission is to create the largest dictionary of modern language usage (the equivalent of 500 encyclopedias).
	Dictionary Building Software for Reporters URL: http://www.dictionaryjumpstart.com/ ODP description: Software program for realtime reporters and captioners that lists many diverse vocabulary lists. Page title: Dictionary Jumpstart dictionary building software for realtime reporters and captioners.
	Farlex Free Dictionary URL: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ ODP description: Collection of dictionaries by subject including medical and legal together with free and subscription encyclopedias, in ten languages. Page title: Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus. Free access. Page description: Online Dictionary - Multiple dictionaries including: English dictionary, medical dictionary, legal dictionary, financial dictionary, computer dictionary, thesaurus, dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations, dictionary of idioms, thesaurus, Columbia encyclopedia, Wikipedia encyclopedia, Hutchinson encyclopedia, examples from classic literature, pronunciations, word browser, glossary. Free access
	Dictionary of Comprehension URL: http://www.dictionarydictionary.com/ ODP description: A Dictionary of Comprehension in different languages. Page title: Comprehension Page description: word classification
	Word Assault URL: http://www.wordassault.com/ ODP description: Looks up multiple words simultaneously using several databases including Webster's, Easton's, Wordnet, and the Devil's Dictionary. Page title: Word Assault!
	Worthless Word for the Day URL: http://home.comcast.net/~wwftd/ ODP description: Word-a-day server delivers obscure words not from medical, legal or other professional jargon, with definitions and use citations. Extensive links. Page title: worthless word for the day : word of the day, an obscure words refactory, dictionary, lexicon, sequipedalianism, logophile, linguaphile, verbicide, verbivore Page description: Worthless Word for the Day