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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1919): Searchable by keyword with chronological and alphabetical listings of authors. Source: Project Bartleby, Columbia University.

The Catholic Encyclopedia: Contains more than 11,000 articles on Catholic topics.

Encyclopedia of Television: This resource includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information. Source: Museum of Broadcast Communications.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Encyclopedia: Covers many aspects of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender culture. Search the encyclopedia by keyword, or move through one of the thematic sections. Each of these sections contains an alphabetical subject guide and a popular topics section.  The site also has a monitored discussion area. Source: Edited by Claude Summers and Ted-Larry Pebworth, GLBTQ, Inc.

GIS Dictionary: Contains definitions for nearly one thousand terms related to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Source: The University of Edinburgh and Association for Geographic Information.

Legal Terms: A two section law encyclopedia: one for legal terms and one for legal topics.  Source: Inter-Law 'Lectric Law Library^tm.

Merriam-Webster Online: Look up a definition, pronunciation, etymology, spelling, or usage point in the WWWebster Dictionary (the on-line version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition). Source: ©1996 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

OneLook Dictionaries:  Provides access to over 200 dictionaries. Allows searching by subjects, pronunciation, and lists designed to find words that are difficult to spell.   Source: Stonehenge Internet Communications.

Roget's Thesaurus: Partially updated 1911 edition.   Source: ARTFL Project, University of Chicago.

Specialty Dictionaries:  Not even a native speaker knows all the words of his own language. Technical vocabulary is used only by specialists and so is not generally known by non-specialists. At this site you will find dictionaries and glossaries of specialized words in the English language, from Accounting to Wine. Source: YourDictionary.com.

SYMBOLS.com--Encyclopedia of Western Signs and Ideograms:  An online version of Carl G. Liungman's "Thought Signs" (1975), this site contains more than 2,500 Western signs arranged into 54 groups.  Source:© 1997 HME Media.

yourDictionary.com: An index of on-line dictionaries, thesauri, and other word/phrase reference works. Search a general or specialized word in English or foreign-language dictionaries. Links to other creditable dictionaries, glossaries and wordlists available on the Web. Source: © 2000, yourDictionary.com.