Reference Works
"Full access to 7100+ articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates -- in all areas of science and technology -- updated daily, plus these great features: biographies, In the News, Resources to guide your research and links to websites for further research."
Offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation.
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'A Dictionary of Slang' is an amusing reference guide of the rich and colorful language known as slang. The "monster online dictionary" was created by Ted Duckworth and is written from a British perspective. However, the dictionary includes many words and phrases that originate from outside the United Kingdom, and in such cases, if known, indicates the country of origin.
Includes the complete encyclopaedia, Britannica's Internet Guide and Merriam-Webster's College Dictionary.
Features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.
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-- business information
-- world statistical information from the U.N.
- Think of this web site as a search engine for words: If you have a word for which you'd like a definition or translation, we'll quickly shuttle you to the web-based dictionaries that define or translate that word. If you don't know how to spell the word, we'll help you do that too.
"The Oxford English Dictionary is a historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. It aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis, and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world, making the OED a unique historical record."
Brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works - containing well over 60,000 pages - into a single cross-searchable resource.
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It offers both federal and state tax information and forms, as well as lists of federal tax revenue rulings from 1954 to the present and its own search engine and extensive array of links.
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