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Oxford English Dictionary. The online dictionary Oxford English Dictionary contains more than 600,000 words and their definitions in English. The dictionary contains both archaisms and new words, and new words are often added to the dictionary. Each word has a pronunciation, different meanings for the words, and examples are available to show how these words are used. The words show not only their meaning, but also their frequency of use, etymology and other features.
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Tutorial for this dictionary is available here.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias. The ORE’s offer long-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars. Each of the 25 distinct encyclopedias cover both foundational and cutting-edge topics in order to develop, over time, an anchoring knowledge base for major areas of research across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Today, serious, quality research is challenged by the confounding proliferation of information and misinformation readily accessible online. The OREs draw on expert authors who are able to push beyond the basic facts to provide a researcher with a reliable understanding of an unfamiliar topic. Multi-media features embedded in the articles, along with cross-referenced links to related content, will further expand the utility and scope of the research encyclopedia program.
On-campus access available here.
Off-campus access available here.
Tutorial for this dictionary is available here.
Oxford Reference Library. An online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias. Search results can range from short-entry, general reference to more in-depth articles on specialized subjects. Refine your search and browse results using topic or reference type filters, and choose to see results in your preferred format. Choose to view "Full Text Results Only" by checking the box on the search results page. Users can share content with integrated tools including social bookmarking, email and citation export.
On-campus access available here.
Off-campus access available here.
Tutorial for this dictionary is available here.
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