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Print Dictionaries

The bias-free word finder : a dictionary of nondiscriminatory language by Maggio, Rosalie
Call Number: REF PE1464 .M26 1992
Publication Date: 1992
Cassell's dictionary of word and phrase origins by Rees, Nigel
Call Number: REF PE1580 .R44 2002
Publication Date: 2002
What did they mean by that? : a dictionary of historical and genealogical terms old and new by Drake, Paul
Call Number: REF PE1667 .D73 2003
Publication Date: 2003
Random House Webster’s college dictionary by Random House (Firm)
Call Number: REF PE1628 .R28 1999
Publication Date: 1999

Online Dictionaries

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new window
"The definitive record of the English language."

Acronym Finder
With more than 1,000,000 human-edited definitions, Acronym Finder is the world's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.

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