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English: Language and Literatures: Dictionaries

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For a more complete list of dictionaries, do a subject search in the Library catalog for English Language Dictionaries.

General Dictionaries

Regional Dictionaries

Dictionary of American Regional English
Reference PE2843 .D52 1985
The English Dialect Dictionary
Reference PE1766 .W8
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary
The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary

Historical Dictionaries

Oxford English Dictionary Online
Oxford English Dictionary Online contains etymologies, definitions and usage of English worldwide, from 1150 to the present.
Date Coverage: 1150-date.

Maximum Users: Unlimited

Truncation:
Single character: ?; Multiple characters: *

The Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles
Reference PE2835 .C7
A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles
Reference PE2835 .D5

Pronunciation

E-pronounce
A video-based pronunciation dictionary. You get to not only hear how to pronounce a word but actually see videos of people using it.