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Electronic Reference Collection - Dictionaries

• English
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Spanish
• Welsh
• Multilingual

Dictionary.com
Includes a wide range of resources for writers, such as dictionaries, thesauri and translators, together with links to further information.

yourDictionary
Provides a comprehensive portal for language and language-related products and services on the web with more than 1800 dictionaries and more than 250 languages. Also includes thesauri and guides on grammar.

English

Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Translations and origins of phrases etc.

Merriam-Webster Online

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford Reference Online
Over 100 dictionaries and reference works in a single cross-searchable resource. Subjects covered include general reference, languages, science, medicine, humanities, social sciences and business.

Thesaurus.com

French

ARTFL Project: French-English Dictionary

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German

English - German Dictionary

German-English Dictionary

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Japanese

Online Japanese dictionary and learning tool

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Spanish

Online English-Spanish-English Dictionary

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Welsh

Welsh - English/English - Welsh Dictionary

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Multilingual

WordReference
Translations from English to Spanish, Italian, German, French and Russian and vice versa.

Oxford Reference Online
Includes several language dictionaries in a single cross-searchable resource.

yourDictionary
Provides a comprehensive portal for language and language-related products and services on the web with more than 1800 dictionaries and more than 250 languages. Also includes thesauri and guides on grammar.