Dictionaries
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Offers complete online access to all volumes of Gale's reference series, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and including the Dictionary of Literary Biography Documentary Series and Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook Series. Find detailed biographies of more than 143.000 contemporary and historical authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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Consumer friendly health information from the National Library of Medicine. Includes directories, a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, tutorials on common conditions, tests, and treatments, information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, and links to clinical trials. Health information is available in over 40 languages. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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Search the world's largest and most authoritative English language dictionary. Access word definitions, including the meaning, history, and pronunciation. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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Offers over 4 million words, phrases and translations in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Chinese. Also features native speaker audio pronunciation - allowing you to hear how words actually sound. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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