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DICTIONARIES
OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY ONLINE This link opens in a new window
Authoritative historical record of the English Language providing definitions as well as quotations that show the evolution of meaning and usage from the first known use to the present. Complete text of the 20 volume 2nd edition.