LibGuides: REFERENCE & BACKGROUND SOURCES: Dictionaries, Thesauri & Quotations

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OneSearch
A discovery tool that searches most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings.

Oxford English Dictionary
Searchable text of the 22-volume OED

Comprehensive etymological dictionary of the English language; searchable by date, source, meaning, part of speech, cited author or work, etc.; Full-text; 2005 (continuously updated)

Merriam Webster Online - Dictionary & Thesaurus
Includes links to dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, spanish/english definitions. Audio pronunciation available.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
More than 11,000 quotations from the 10th edition. Searchable by keyword, subject or author.
The Quotations Page
Established on the web in 1994, this site includes over 26,000 quotations from over 3,100 authors.
Famous Quotes and Authors
Contains over 25,000 quotes online from over 6,700 famous authors.
Thesaurus.com
An Ask.com service, includes dictionary, thesaurus and translation features. This is a highly commercialized website -- so while the dictionary and thesaurus options are useful -- use good judgement when selecting any of the other options,

Oxford Reference Online
Core collection of titles from the Oxford series of reference books

Includes over 120 reference books covering art, the sciences, literature, history, law, the performing arts, religion, computing, economics and business, general reference, and much more.; Full-text; Varies by title, 2002 - present
Dictionary of National Biography
Remarkable people in any walk of life who were connected to the British Isles. Covers numerous historical periods. (Access limited to one user at a time.)

Full-text articles and photographs