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English Language Dictionaries in Alderman Reference

Anglo-Saxon – PE279                   Modern English – PE1620-1630
Middle English – PE679                Abbreviations – PE1693
Rhyming – PE1519                        Scottish – PE2106
Synonyms – PE1591                     Slang – PE3721

Bi-Lingual Dictionaries in Alderman Library Reference Room

Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
Handy dictionary and guide to synonyms. Has audio pronunciations and includes selected abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, and names of people and places. Use Oxford English Dictionary for more information.
Oxford English Dictionary - OED Online
Has definitions for most of the words in the English language but also information on their origins and quotations showing their range of meanings from the time they entered the language to the present.

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