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Acronym and Abbreviation list
This is a list of acronyms (abbreviations constructed from the first letters of the words of a phrase). To look up the meaning of an acronym or abbreviation just type it in the form: case is not important.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
A collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. (Example: Choose Thomas ý Kempis) (Reply: " And when he is out of sight, quickly also is he out of mind.")
Dictionary.com
An online dictionary as well as a translator is available at this website.
Notable Citizens of Planet Earth (Biographies)
This is the homepage for a biographical reference dictionary. It attempts to present, in a concise format, the basic facts about more than 18,000 notable figures from ancient times to the present day.
Roget'sThesaurus
Search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus. Internal cross references are represented as clickable hyper-text links. Example: type "Wealth"/ press Enter) (Reply: sufficiency, adequacy, enough, etc.)
Your Dictionary Online
This page contains an online dictionary and thesaurus as well as several specialty dictionaries and Language dictionaries.