Dictionaries, Thesauri, Acronyms
and Abbreviations
Dictionaries
and Thesauri
Dictionary.com
Have a question about the meaning of a word? Use Dictionary.com.
Hyperdictionary
Includes am English Dictionary, Computer Dictionary, Thesaurus, Dream Dictionary,
Medical Dictionary
Internet
Encyclopedia
This site has over 14,000 articles from The Concise Columbia
Encyclopedia which are available for free over the Internet.
Law.com
Legal Dictionary
Look up definitions of a legal
terms using this site.
Merriam-Webster
Online
You can locate the meaning of a word in the English language by
using the WWWebster Dictionary or you can find alternative words that
have the same meaning using the WWWebster Thesaurus.
OneLook
Dictionaries
Contains over 4 million words indexed in more than 700 online dictionaries. OneLook will provide a list of Web
dictionaries that can answer your question. If you are unsure of the
spelling of a word, OneLook allows you to type in a pattern of letters with wildcard symbols
such as "*" and "?," and it will retrieve a list of words matching that pattern.
Symbols.com
Symbols.com contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54
groups according to their graphic characteristics. Use the Graphic Index
to search for the meaning or history of a sign.
yourDictionary.com
Provides more than 1800 dictionaries
in more than 250 languages.
Acronyms and
Abbreviations
Acronym
Finder
Look up 128,000+ acronyms/abbreviations and their meanings. A
searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations about
all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications and
the military.
Acronyms
and Initialisms For Health Information Resources
Acronyms for global information and data resources in health, medical, and
veterinary sciences.
Glossary
of Selected Abbreviations and Acronyms
Not sure what an abbreviation or acronym stands for? Try this
glossary which is maintained by the United States Census Bureau.
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