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Publications
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• Hypertext Webster Interface. Search mode. It gives the words definitions with contexts and most of the words in the definitions are hyperlinks too. It also has thesaurus information and the correspondence in other languages.
• Merrian-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Dictionary and thesaurus.
• Dictionary.com. It also includes a grammar section, a browser, etc.
• OneLook Dictionaries. It looks up the words on a long list of general and specialized dictionaries (nearly 650,000 entries in 105 dictionaries). You can focus your search on some dictionaries or glossaries.
• Oxford English Dictionary. By subscription.
• BritSpeak. British and American English. Browser. It has a list of false friends and links to other pages (BritLinks) and English dictionaries.
• British and American English false friends. It also has a section of different spellings.
• Casey's Snow Day's Reverse Dictionary. It finds the word that matches a given definition. Thesaurus information and definitios are from the Webster Interface. It doesn't work very well, but gives amusing alternatives.
• On-line Rhyming Dictionary. Definitions from the Webster.
• Alternative English dictionary. Dictionary of bad language and other words not easily found in a conventional dictionary. 418 entries.
• Oxford Slang Dictionary. By subscription.

Synonym Dictionaries

• WordNet. Synonyms and related words.
• WordNet 1.5. Dictionary of synonyms, antonyms, related words and information about word usage. The difference between this and the previous one is that here you can choose what you want to look up.

Multilingual

• French-English-French Dictionary. Some 75,000 entries. From the ARTFL Project of the University of Chicago.
• DICOVOX. French-English-French and German-English dictionary. Quite complete and with idiomatic expressions. Besides, it has English pronunciation.
• LEO Dictionary. German-English-German. Over 130,000 entries. With idioms and gives the possibility of solving problems.
• German-English-German Diccionary. 100,000 entries. Search mode.
• Web-trans. German-English-German. It includes some idioms and new entries can be added.
• Langenscheidt Dictionaries. English-German-English and English-Spanish-English. With idioms.
• The New English-German Dictionary. Searchable in both directions. It also includes some grammar notes.
• Activa. English-Spanish dictionary. Preparing the German-Spanish one.
• Spanish-English-Spanish Dictionary. 24,000 entries for the moment. Search mode.
• English-Basque Dictionary. Word list from English to Basque.
• English-Latin Dictionary. Search mode. It is not very complete yet. It includes some Grammar notes.
• Michaelis Dictionaries. You must register, but it is free. From Portuguese to English, Spanish, French, Italian and German, and vice-versa. It has a link to Universo Online, a Brazilian server.
• Translate Dictionary Esperanto-English-Esperanto. Search mode.
• LOGOS on-line dictionary. Multilingual dictionary that inludes over thirty languages and more than 5 million entries. Maintained by a team of translators, but new entries can be suggested. Appart from the dictionary, it has links to specialized magazines, a text corpus, etc. LOGOS is a translation agency and in the main page there is some information about the sevices it offers.
• EURODICAUTOM. With a new, much quicker interface. Both source and target languages are: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Finnish. Mainly official and technical terms. It has additional information such as idioms, phraseology, abbreviations, definitions, etc.

Specialized dictionaries and glossaries

• Acronym Dictionary. Very complete.
• Abbreviation and acronym dictionary. In English.

• FOLDOC: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. In English. Very complete. It includes abbreviations, jargon, programming languages, firms, people, some humorous entries, etc. It also has some interesting links. A text copy can be downladed here to work off-line.
• WinGlos. English-Galician-Spanish Computing Glossary. Prepared by Xavier G. Guinovart and Anxo Lorenzo. The only computing dictionary in Galician.
• Hacker's Jargon. English or German interface. Colloquial definitions.
• Software Engineering Glossary. Search mode. Links to additional information in some terms.
• Microsoft Glossaries. ftp files. Computing glossaries in several languages.

• Internet Glossary. Text mode. In English.
• Trilingual Internet Glossary. In English, French and Spanish.
• NETGLOS. Multilingual glossary of Internet terms. It has a list of Internet tutorials and glossaries in several languages.
• ILC Glossary. (Internet Literacy Consultants). English glossary of Internet terms.
• The Internet Dictionary Project. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Italian. Not many entries so far.
• Acronym and Smilely Dictionary. Dictionary of common abbreviations and emoticons.

• Dictionary of Cell Biology. Prepared by the University of Glasgow.
• Glossary of Nomenclatural Terms in Zoology.
• Dictionary of Biotechnology. In English.
• Glossary of Microbiology. In English.
• Terms of Environment. In English.
• Glossary of Forestry Terms. In English.
• Glossary of Terms Used in Timber Harvesting and Forest Engineering.
• Compendium of Environmental Acronyms AEG. (Association of Engeneering Geologists). Environment-related abbreviations.
• PlantWorld. Collection of glossaries on Botany, horticulture and gardening.
• Glossary of Australian flora.
• Cereals. In German, English, French, Spanish and Italian.
• Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names. Most of roots coming from Latin. Explanations in English and one example of each one.
• Fish. 29 fish species in nine languages.
• FINS glossary. Aquarium-related terms English glossary. In the main page there are fish listings with the scientific name and more information on that subject.
• Birdwatcher's Dictionary. Topics are listed alphabetically and you may also search for a specific term.
• German-English-German dictionary of Organic Chemistry. About 2100 entries. No definitions.
• Gems and Precious Stones. Terms on gemology, mineralogy and geology with diagrams and images.
• Astronomy Thesaurus. English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Without definitions, but it gives related and general terms and the correspondence in the other languages.

• Medical Encyclopedia. Very complete. You can browse by diseases, remedies, analysis, symptoms, etc. With definitions and thesaurus data. In English.
• Glossary of medical terms. Multilingual glossary on medical terms, both scientific and colloquial, in eight European languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, German and Italian.
• WHO dictionary. In English, French and Spanish. With a thesaurus.
• Alzheimer's Disease Dictionary.
• WHO's Terminological Service. Collection of medical glossaries.
• IDC-9: Index of Diseases. There is a tabular list and an alphabetical index.

• TermFinance. On-line dictionary of business terms in English, French, German and Italian. With related terms.
• Glossary on financial and insurance terms.
• Glossary of economic terms. From the government of Canada. It also has a French version. Terms are organized by subject or alphabetically.
• Glossary of actuaries and insurance. English-French.
• The Complete Glossary of Insurance Coverage Explanations. In English.
• Tradeport glossary. Glossary of commercial terms, especially acronyms and associations.
• Bank terms. Spanish-English-French.
• Lexicon of Customs terms. In French, Spanish, English and German.
• International Fiancial Encyclopaedia. In English. It has also some computing terms.
• Glossary of economic terms. From the government of Canada. It also has a French version. Terms are organized by subject or alphabetically.
• NYSE Glossary. English glossary of financial terms.

• NASA Thesaurus. Scientific and technological terms. Very complete. No definitions.
• Glossary of Telecommunication Terms. Very complete. In English.
• Telecommunication Glossary.
• Telecommunication. Definitions in English and terms in English, French and German.
• Termite. Telecommunication glossary in French, English, Spanish and Russian. No definitions.
• Radar Meteorology Glossary In English.
• Batteries from A to Z. Everything you've always wanted to know about batteries and didn't dare to ask. 300 terms in English and German.
• Energy glossary. In English. From the Access Energy page of the California Energy Commission, where you can find more information.
• HydroCut glossary. Explosive-related terms.
• Management and Technology Glossary. In English. Terms and comentaries can be contributed.
• Steel. French, Spanish, German, English, Italian, Danish, Portuguese and Dutch.
• Aircraft. In English.
• Bioenergy Glossary. Over 600 general and specialized terms related to bioenergy technologies. In English.
• The Sun's Joules. Glossary of ecological energies. English definitions and terms in English, French and Spanish.
• Comparative CyberLexicon. English-Spanish dictionary of technology.

• HASSET electronic Thesaurus of Humanities and Social Sciences. Based on the UNESCO thesaurus.
• The UVic Writer's Guide. It includes a glossary on literary terms, ordered alphabetically and by subject.
• Glossary of Rhetorical Terms. With examples and more links.
• Lexicon of Linguistics.

Social Sciences

• WWLIA dictionary. Dictionary of legal terms in English with simple definitions. It has links to other pages about Law.
• Glossary of European Communities and European Union. Acronyms, politics, institutions, programs and other terms.
• Glossary of Women and Development. English-French-English. Prepared for the IV World Conference on Woman, celebrated in Beijing. 850 terms and expressions on woman integration, education, health, violence, human rights, economy, politics, equality of sexes and environment.

• Technical dictionary of textile industry. French, English, German, Spanish. More than 10,000 terms about materials, industrial processes, etc. No definitions.
• French-English dictionary of gastronomy.
• The Devil's Dictionary. English dictionary, with terms of different kind, mainly about religion and mithology. Humorous definitions.
• The Encyclopedia Mythica. An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore and legend. Both searchable and browsable.
• Dictionary of Feudal Terms. Especially English Feudalism. Text mode.
• Climbing dictionary. Terms in English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian... and definitions in English. Text mode.
• Dictionary of descriptive terminology on bookbinding and book keeping. In English.
• Tipography glossary. In English.
• Boating Basics Glossary of Terms. English glossary of nautical terms. This one seems more complete, but both are brief.
• Glossary of religious terms. In English.
• Glossary of slang drug-related terms. In English.
• Philatelic dictionary. Portuguese-English-French-Spanish. Click on Menu.
• Photography glossary. English-French.
• Food Lover's Glossary. Multilingual terms with English definitions.
• Biographical dictionary. Information on over 18,000 people from the ancient times to the present day.
• Words of Art. An on-line glossary of theory and criticism for the Visual Arts. It looks very complete, though many terms are under construction.
• Dairy Glossary. English-French-Spanish.
• Multilingual Real Estate Dictionary. German, English, French, Italian and Spanish.

Forum

• Words-l. Discussions about English language. Most of the members are from USA. To subscribe, send an e-mail to LISTSERV@UGA.BITNET with the body "subscribe WORDS-L + name".
• ENGLISH. To subscribe, send an e-mail to LISTSERV@UTARLVM1.BITNET with the body "subscribe ENGLISH + name".
• TESL-L. Teaching English as a Second Language.

Newsgroups

• alt.usage.english. Grammar and related topics.
• soc.culture.british.
• soc.culture.irish.

Language and literature

• History of English.
• Hwaet! Old English in Context. OE course with a glossary and bibliography. Links to other OE pages.
• Middle English. ME dictionary and collection of books from the Virginia University library.

Words and etymology

• World Wide Words. The origin and meaning of neologisms, notes on usage of words and phrases, etc. It has a Questions and Answers section.
• Etymology of surnames.

Grammar

• Guide of English grammar and style. Punctual questions on English usage.
• On-line English grammar. It includes the possibility of solving personal questions and has some practical exercises. It has also sound files. It looks quite slow.
• The Virtual English Language Center. With a number of resources for learning English and improving your skill.

Literature

• Shakespeare's complete works. With a glossary and other interesting topics about the author.
• The Labyrinth On-Line Medieval Library. Texts and other Middle Ages resources.
• Faulkner's glossary. Characters, places and events in this author's works. It includes some commentaries about some of his novels.

Publications

• The Guardian.
• The Times.
• The Financial Times.
• USA Today.
• Time.

Software

• Dico. A tool that allows looking up several dictionaries with the same interface. English, French and German.
• Wordmaster 1.0. English rhyming dictionary. It has also synonyms. There is a shareware version.
• WinDi. Translation tool for German, Spanish, French, English, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese. It includes inter-related dictionaries, grammar information, translation of sentences, verb conjugation, pronunciation, etc. Windows 3.11, Windows 95 and NT 4.0 compatible. You can get a free demo, but then you must pay for it.
• Concordance program.
• Translation Assistant. There is also a shareware version.

Searching engines

• Yahoo.
• Search Starting Point.
• Find-it.