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Library Home Find Information Articles Books, music, videos... Journals by Title Cite in APA, MLA... More... Class Stuff Class Research Guides Course Reserves Study Rooms About Contact Us Checkout Exhibits Instruction (Tutorials) Research Help Rooms & Building Policies Maps & Directions Mission and Vision Giving to the library Site Index Collections Archives Collection Development and Acquisitions Oregon Adopted Inst. Material Recreation My Library Help Ask a Librarian Borrow & Renew Off-Campus Access For Faculty Student Employment
ASK A LIBRARIAN Our partner librarians are online--anytime. Or you may email your question to us.	Dictionaries This page lists language and other dictionaries of general interest. For dictionaries of terms relevant to particular subjects, please see the appropriate Subject Guide. English \| Other languages \| Quotations English language English Dictionaries & Thesauri via Oxford Reference Online Quickly search for authoritative definitions of commonly used English words. English Language Reference via Oxford Reference Online Provides a variety of references on English grammar, usage, etc. Oxford English Dictionary The most comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Good for tracing the history of words and finding definitions for antiquated or obscure words. iTools Search for definitions of terms in English, including specialized techincal terms. Also provides a thesaurus and computer translation services. OneLook Dictionaries Search a plethora of online dictionaries for definitions and/or translations of terms. English Language Dictionaries A listing of print dictionaries in our collection that provide definitions of English words. Internet Public Library: Dictionaries Provides an extensive listing of general and specialized English language dictionaries available online. Top of page Other languages Bilingual Dictionaries via Oxford Reference Online Bilingual English and French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. FreeTranslation.com Provides machine translation of user-entered phrases and entire web pages. American Sign Language A listing of print American Sign Language dictionaries in our collection. Chinese-English A listing of print Chinese-English dictionaries in our collection. French-English A listing of print French-English dictionaries in our collection. German-English A listing of print German-English dictionaries in our collection. Greek-English A listing of print Greek-English dictionaries in our collection. Japanese-English A listing of print Japanese-English dictionaries in our collection. Latin-English A listing of print Latin-English dictionaries in our collection. Russian-English A listing of print Russian-English dictionaries in our collection. Spanish-English A listing of print Spanish-English dictionaries in our collection. Top of page Quotations Quotations Dictionaries via Oxford Reference Online Find famous quotations and their sources. QuoteWorld.org Provides a searchable database of more than 15,000 famous quotes. Top of page
Contact Hamersly Library 503-838-8418 \| libweb@wou.edu
MissionWestern Oregon University \| 345 N. Monmouth Ave. \| Monmouth OR 97361 \| 503-838-8000(V/TTY) \| 1-877-877-1593 \| webmaster@wou.edu Text only

Library Home Find Information Articles Books, music, videos... Journals by Title Cite in APA, MLA... More... Class Stuff Class Research Guides Course Reserves Study Rooms About Contact Us Checkout Exhibits Instruction (Tutorials) Research Help Rooms & Building Policies Maps & Directions Mission and Vision Giving to the library Site Index Collections Archives Collection Development and Acquisitions Oregon Adopted Inst. Material Recreation My Library Help Ask a Librarian Borrow & Renew Off-Campus Access For Faculty Student Employment
ASK A LIBRARIAN Our partner librarians are online--anytime. Or you may email your question to us.	Dictionaries This page lists language and other dictionaries of general interest. For dictionaries of terms relevant to particular subjects, please see the appropriate Subject Guide. English \| Other languages \| Quotations English language English Dictionaries & Thesauri via Oxford Reference Online Quickly search for authoritative definitions of commonly used English words. English Language Reference via Oxford Reference Online Provides a variety of references on English grammar, usage, etc. Oxford English Dictionary The most comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Good for tracing the history of words and finding definitions for antiquated or obscure words. iTools Search for definitions of terms in English, including specialized techincal terms. Also provides a thesaurus and computer translation services. OneLook Dictionaries Search a plethora of online dictionaries for definitions and/or translations of terms. English Language Dictionaries A listing of print dictionaries in our collection that provide definitions of English words. Internet Public Library: Dictionaries Provides an extensive listing of general and specialized English language dictionaries available online. Top of page Other languages Bilingual Dictionaries via Oxford Reference Online Bilingual English and French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. FreeTranslation.com Provides machine translation of user-entered phrases and entire web pages. American Sign Language A listing of print American Sign Language dictionaries in our collection. Chinese-English A listing of print Chinese-English dictionaries in our collection. French-English A listing of print French-English dictionaries in our collection. German-English A listing of print German-English dictionaries in our collection. Greek-English A listing of print Greek-English dictionaries in our collection. Japanese-English A listing of print Japanese-English dictionaries in our collection. Latin-English A listing of print Latin-English dictionaries in our collection. Russian-English A listing of print Russian-English dictionaries in our collection. Spanish-English A listing of print Spanish-English dictionaries in our collection. Top of page Quotations Quotations Dictionaries via Oxford Reference Online Find famous quotations and their sources. QuoteWorld.org Provides a searchable database of more than 15,000 famous quotes. Top of page
Contact Hamersly Library 503-838-8418 \| libweb@wou.edu
MissionWestern Oregon University \| 345 N. Monmouth Ave. \| Monmouth OR 97361 \| 503-838-8000(V/TTY) \| 1-877-877-1593 \| webmaster@wou.edu Text only