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Dictionaries

This page lists online dictionaries and print dictionaries located in the Ekstrom Library Reference Collection, and published between 2002 and 2004.

Subject- and field-specific dictionaries may also be listed in the UofL Libraries' Research Guides. Check the guide for your area of study.

For assistance finding more dictionaries in the library catalog, visit your library's reference desk and ask a librarian.

English Language Dictionaries

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. PE 1628 .C23 2003

Cambridge dictionary of American Idioms
Ekstrom Library Ref. PE 2839 .C36 2003

Canadian Dictionary of ASL
Ekstrom Library Ref. HV 2475 .C36 2002

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
PN 6080 .C58 2003

Dictionary of Old English Corpus

The Dictionary of Old English electronic corpus is a complete record of surviving Old English except for some variant manuscripts of individual texts. There are 3047 texts covered in the corpus.

Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Ekstrom Library Ref. PE 3721 .P3 2002

Dictionary of Smokey Mountain English
Ekstrom Library Ref. PE 2927 .G7 M66 2004

English Pronouncing Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. PE 1628 .J77 2003

Garner's Modern American Usage
Ekstrom Library Ref. PE 2827 .G37 2003

Lexicons of Early Modern English

A historical database of dictionaries and other lexical works from the advent of printing to about 1700, illustrating contemporary word usage. Access only to the free public version. Full text of word entries and bibliographic entries of sources are provided. Created by University of Toronto Press.

Merriam-Webster Online

The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Tenth Edition.

Oxford English Dictionary Online

Comprehensive dictionary of the English language including definitions, etymologies, and quotations.

Random House Webster's American Sign Language Legal Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. K 52 .A67 2003

Webster's Online Dictionary, The Rosetta Edition

Webster's classic 1913 unabridged dictionary to which has been added "updated definitions, thousands of images ..., quotes, trade names, references, timelines, translations and any other bit of information that can help someone understand a word from as many perspectives as possible."

Thesauruses

Merriam-Webster Online

The Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Thesaurus.

Roget's Thesaurus (1911)

"This is an interface onto the Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which is derived from the version of Roget's Thesaurus published in 1911."

Foreign Language Dictionaries

ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. PL 1455 .A33 2003

Elsevier's Dictionary of Medicine: Spanish-English & English-Spanish
Ekstrom Library Ref. No item information available; ask at reference desk

English-Telugu/Telugu-English Dictionary and Thesaurus
Ekstrom Library Ref. PL 4776 .E63 2002

Facts on File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases
Ekstrom Library Ref. PE 1670 .M26 2002

Langenscheidt Routledge German Dictionary of Business, Commerce and Finance: English-German/German-English
Ekstrom Library Ref. HF 1002. R685 2003

Mennonite Low German Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. PF 5625 .T45 2003

Javanese-English Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. PL 5166 .R63 2002

Kodansha's Essential Kanji Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. PL 679 .K567 2002

Modern English-Hebrew Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. PJ 4833 .Z57 2002

Oneida-English/English-Oneida Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. PM 2073 .Z5 M527 2002

Oxford English, Urdu Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. PK 1976 .H37 2003

Oxford Spanish Dictionary: Spanish-English/English-Spanish
Ekstrom Library Ref. Desk PC 4640 .O94 2003

Random House Webster's American Sign Language Legal Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. K 52 .A67 2003

Streetwise French Dictionary and Thesaurus: The user-friendly guide to French slang and idioms
Ekstrom Library Ref. PC 3741 .P5 2002

Business, Economic & Financial Dictionaries

Dictionary of e-Business: A definitive guide to technology and business terms
Ekstrom Library Ref. HF 5548.32 .B67 2003

Dictionary of Economics
Ekstrom Library Ref. HB 61 .B33 2003

Dictionary of the European Union
Ekstrom Library Ref. KJE 926.5 .P55 2002

Dictionary of Trade Policy Terms
Ekstrom Library Ref. HF 1373 .G77 2003

International Dictionary of Finance
Ekstrom Library Ref. HG 151 .B274 2003

Langenscheidt Routledge German Dictionary of Business, Commerce and Finance: English-German/German-English
Ekstrom Library Ref. HF 1002. R685 2003

New York Times Dictionary of Money and Investing: The essential A-Z guide to the language of the new market
Ekstrom Library Ref. HG 216 .M67 2002

Routledge Dictionary of Economics
Ekstrom Library Ref. HB 61 .R92 2002

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. HG 151 .E88 2003

Historical Dictionaries by Nation

Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
Ekstrom Library Ref. DT 58 .S55 2003

Dictionary of British Place-Names
Ekstrom Library Ref. DA 645 .M55 2003

Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan
Ekstrom Library Ref. D 356 .A27 2003

Historical Dictionary of Albania
Ekstrom Library Ref. DR 927 .E44 2004

Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia
Ekstrom Library Ref. DT 159.6 .N83 L63 2004

Historical Dictionary of Armenia
Ekstrom Library Ref. DS 173 .A33 2002

Historical Dictionary of Cambodia
Ekstrom Library Ref. no information available; ask at reference desk

Historical Dictionary of Estonia
Ekstrom Library Ref. DK 503.37 .M55 2004

Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia
Ekstrom Library Ref. DT 381 .S55 2004

Historical Dictionary of Kyrgyzstan
Ekstrom Library Ref. DK 918.12 .A23 2004

Historical Dictionary of the Kurds
Ekstrom Library Ref. DS 59. K86 G86 2004

Historical Dictionary of North Korea
Ekstrom Library Ref. DS 933.7 .K55 2003

Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia
Ekstrom Library Ref. DS 221 .P48 2003

Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
Ekstrom Library Ref. DT 1553 .V64 2002

Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Croatia
Ekstrom Library Ref. DR 1507.5 .S74 2003

Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan
Ekstrom Library Ref. DK 922.14 .A23 2002

Historical Dictionary of Turkey
Ekstrom Library Ref. DR 436 .H47 2002

Medical & Biological Dictionaries

Cambridge Historical Dictionary of Disease
Ekstrom Library Ref. RC 41 .C365 2003

Dictionary of Developmental Biology & Embryology
Ekstrom Library Ref. QH 491 .D94 2002

Dictionary of Genetics
Ekstrom Library Ref. QH 427 .K55 2002

Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology
Ekstrom Library Ref. QR 180.4 .C78 2003

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Bioscience
QH 302.5 .M382 2003

Melloni's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. R 121 .D76 2002

Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary
Ekstrom Library Ref. R 121 .M89 2002

Dictionaries of Religion & Religious Terms

Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and religion, geography, history and literature
Ekstrom Library Ref. BL 1105 .D6 20034

Dictionary of Buddhism
Ekstrom Library Ref. BQ 130 .K46 2003

Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement
Ekstrom Library Ref. BX 6.3 .D53 2003

Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend
Ekstrom Library Ref. BL 1105 .D34 2002

Facts on File Dictionary of Classical and Biblical Allusions
Ekstrom Library Ref. PN 43 .F16 2003

New Dictionary of Pastoral Studies
Ekstrom Library Ref. BV 4005.5 .N49 2002

Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Ekstrom Library Ref. BP 40 .O95 2003

Oxford Dictionary of Saints
Ekstrom Library Ref. BR 1710 .F34 2003

Westminster Dictionary of New Testament and Early Christian Literature and Rhetoric
Ekstrom Library Ref. BS 2312 .A86 2003

Dictionaries in Other Special Fields

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
Ekstrom Library Ref. CC 70 .D37 2002

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics
Ekstrom Library Ref. JA 61 .C665 2003

Dictionary of American History
Ekstrom Library Ref. E 174 .D52 2002

Dictionary of Bibliographic Abbreviations Found in the Scholarship of Classical Studies and Related Disciplines
Ekstrom Library Ref. PA 99 .W44 2003

Dictionary of Historic Documents
Ekstrom Library Ref. D 9 .D525 2003

Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics
Ekstrom Library Ref. P 29 .C65 2003

Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies
Ekstrom Library Ref. P 87.5 .W38 2003

Dictionary of Military Terms: A guide to the language of warfare and military institutions
Ekstrom Library Ref. U 24 .D87 2003

Hip Hoptionary
Ekstrom Library Ref.

Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft
Ekstrom Library Ref. BF 1566 .B25 2003

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology and Minerology
Ekstrom Library Ref. QE .M3654 2003

New Biographical Dictionary of Film
Ekstrom Library Ref. PN 1998.2 T.49 2002

New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
Ekstrom Library Ref. E 169.1 .H614 2002