Classic Literature Directory

Dictionaries

Animated American Sign Language Dictionary
This site is designed to help you learn more about ASL and the Deaf community.

Biographical Dictionary
This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day

Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Cambridge University Press publishes a growing range of dictionaries that are specially created for learners of English worldwide. They are written in clear, simple English, include all the words, phrases and meanings that students are likely to need, and are very easy to use.

Dictionary.com
Lexico LLC is a leading provider of language learning services on the Internet, including Dictionary.com, an online English Dictionary and directory of Internet reference sites, and Thesaurus.com, an online version of Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases. Lexico is a privately-held company based in Los Angeles, California.

Dictionary of Computer Terms 
Search for definitions to more than 7,000 high-tech terms!

Dictionary of Units
This provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together with the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a 'standard' unit of the S I.

DictSearch
Search in 146 dictionaries on the Internet. Translate from 56 source languages into 58 target languages - almost 300 language combinations.

English-French Dictionary
Look up words in this simple French English Dictionary, containing about 75,000 terms.

FreeTranslation.com
FreeTranslation.com is an easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text and web pages.

Japanese Online
To find a Japanese definition of an English word, type in the English word. To look up a Japanese word, you must type in kana or kanji to find the definition. The dictionary is not designed to accept romanized Japanese input.

Language Dictionaries and Translators
Rivendell International Communications is pleased to provide these links in the hope of all people developing a better understanding of others through the use of language.

Merriam-Webster OnLine
Merriam-Webster is celebrating its 150th anniversary by bringing the high-quality references you trust to the Net. Back in the 1820s, Noah Webster was on the cutting edge of American English. In 1997, Merriam-Webster carries forward his legacy into the electronic age.

Oxford English Dictionary
You must have a subscription, or use this resourse at a library that is subscribed. Oxford's English Dictionary is the ultimate source for defining terms.