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British National Corpus- Database of current British English, designed to be used by researchers, dictionary compilers etc
- The Electric Library (no relation!)
- The Electric Library searches simultaneously through reference books such as Colliers Encyclopaedia and millions of magazine and newspaper articles. This service costs $10 per month, but there is no limit on the number of articles/searches
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- New York Stock Exchange
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terms
- Downloadable Windows help file
- Notable Citizens of Planet Earth
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- Merriam-Webster
- Online dictionary
- On-line dictionaries
- Including many languages, synonyms, etc.
- Starting Point
- List of online reference resources
- Virtual Library
- World Wide Web Consortium's (w3) virtual library
- Word Online and Term Online
- A wide selection of general language dictionaries, including slang and abbreviations, plus a collection of glossaries from various specialized fields.
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- List of online dictionaries
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