Dictionaries and encyclopaedias

An online dictionary from Cambridge University Press. Click here	Wikipedia is an online encyclopaedia in several languages, written in a collaborative way and sustained by a non-profit-making organisation. Click here	A really clearly-presented encyclopaedia. We highly recommend it. Also good for beginners. Click here
The glossary contains thousands of specific “up-to-the-minute” and fashionable business terms. Click here	This site is very useful for finding synonyms - another word to mean the same thing. Click here	The famous American dictionary. Click here
The Encyclopaedia of Life (EOL) is a new 10-year project to collect information on all species on our planet together in one place. The project involves scientists, international organizations, technology leaders and research institutions, and also soon individuals. Click here	This biographical dictionary started in 1997 covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. It is a wikipedia-type open project. Click here	This non-profit project is aiming to create the largest dictionary of modern language usage. It is not connected with Merriam-Webster and is managed by academics at the INSEAD educational institution. Click here

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