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Oxford Reference Online 

Oxford Reference Online Premium contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books which is updated regularly with new titles, new editions, new entries, full-colour maps and illustrations, timelines, weblinks, and bibliographies.

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Encyclopaedia Britannica

Britannica Online Public Library Edition, delivers three products in one with separate home pages for adults, students, and children. It includes 4 complete encyclopedias: Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton's by Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Quotations, Gateway to the Classics, The New York Times, BBC News, and SBS World News headlines from around the world, Web links selected by Britannica editors, World Atlas, Timelines, Spotlights.

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Oxford English Dictionary 

The Oxford English Dictionary is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words - past and present - from across the English-speaking world.

This online version includes the 20 volume Oxford English Dictionary and supplements, and new and revised entries. All volumes are fully searchable and provide historical information as well as the meanings of words.

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