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Dictionary.com
Look up any word by typing the entry at the top. Includes word of the day, links to foreign language dictionaries, and link to a thesaurus. L.9-10.4c References, L.9-10.4d Verify meaning, L.11-12.4c References, L.9-10.4d Verify meaning,...
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The Internet Picture Dictionary: Italian
An online easy to use Italian picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.
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The Internet Picture Dictionary: German
An online easy to use German picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.
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The Internet Picture Dictionary: French
This site is an easy to use French picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.
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The Internet Picture Dictionary: Spanish
An online easy to use Spanish picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: The Dictionary of the English Language
Brief introductory essay on the history of Samuel Johnson's dictionary. Includes information on the time frame of the work and the significance of the dictionary in the development of modern versions. Criticism is cited.
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Elemadrid: English Spanish Dictionary
A very effective resource tool in helping both the teacher and the student define unfamiliar words. This online dictionary translates a word from one language to another, in a wide range of languages. Can easily change the languages by...
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: The Plan of an English Dictionary (1747) by Samuel Johnson
Read actual text from Dr. Johnson's, The Plan of an English Dictionary (1747), as he explains his motivations for undertaking the task of writing the English Dictionary. Johnson also expounds upon the process and outcome.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Johnson on the History of the Language
Critical analysis of Johnson's use of literary sources in his dictionary, and his contribution to the development of modern English. Includes extensive notes and bibliography.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: A Dictionary of the English Language
Read an overview of "A Dictionary of the English Language" by Samuel Johnson and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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Crow Language Consortium: Crow Dictionary Online
Click on letters and letter combinations to see words in the Crow language with their English translations. Some have audio links attached. Site includes a search tool where you can insert a word in Crow or in English and see its...
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My Spanish English Picture Dictionary
A bilingual picture dictionary with a sample of useful words. Good for students learning Spanish or for Spanish-speaking English language learners who want to practice English vocabulary.
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The Inquiry Net: Native American 'Indian' Sign Language on Line Dictionary
Learn all about Native American sign language using this online dictionary. An alphabetical listing of terms with directions of how to form the words is included. Also find links to related information .. what the symbols mean, hand...
British Library
British Library: Language & Literature: Dictionaries and Meanings
Article discusses the history of English dictionaries over a five-hundred-year period. Includes selections from Samuel Johnson's dictionary of 1755 and the Oxford English Dictionary. With useful comments about the origins of words,...
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Philippine on Line Dictionary
Use this online dictionary to translate to and from English and three languages used in the Philippines -- Tagalog, Cebuano, and Hiligaynon. Note that you select the "From" language, not "To," as you might expect.
Merriam-Webster
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online
Picture dictionary with 6,000 pictures that illustrate American English words organized around different themes, such as astronomy, clothing, transporation, and sports. With access to a vocabulary-esque game of the week. [Has wraparound...
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Literary Terms to Know in Seventh Grade
This site lists and briefly defines the literary terms 7th graders should know including types of writing, literary devices, sound devices, figurative language, and parts of a story,
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Match the Memory: Formal vs Informal Language
Match the Memory Interactive game where players match a word to either formal or informal language.
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Delaware Tribe of Indians: Lenape Talking Dictionary
A Lenape spoken dictionary. Type an English word, phrase or sentence to see and hear it translated into the Lenape language. The site also provides lessons in Lenape, information about spelling and grammar, a large collection of...
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Menno Link: Low German Dictionary: Guide to the Use of the Dictionary
A dictionary of Low German, a language used by the Mennonites.
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Your Dictionary: Computing
Find a comprehensive list of computing dictionaries in just about any language imaginable.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Dictionary
Use this online dictionary of math terms to get definitions and examples of a wide variety of math terms.
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Caslt: French as a Second Language: Classroom Resource Links
Resources for French foreign-language teachers including a catalogue of links to resources on grammar, vocabulary, culture, idiomatic expressions, culture, reading, holidays, Francophone cultures, dictionaries, listening exercises and...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Erin Mc Kean Redefines the Dictionary
Lexicographer and co-founder of new online dictionary Wordnik, Erin McKean, discusses the many ways today's print dictionary is positioned to change, transforming not just dictionaries, but how we interact with language itself. [15:15]