Contents for Dictionaries
- Quick dictionary access; find frequently used resources
- Browse lists of specialized dictionaries by subject
- Search for more dictionaries
- Access to these resources
Access
These resources are available to anyone on campus. They are also available off campus to Chemeketa students and employees. Resources that are available to anyone, anywhere, are marked with a "world" symbol. 
Quick lookups
Merriam Webster English dictionary with pronunciations aloud, thesaurus, more.
OneLook Browse dictionaries Look in many web dictionaries at the same time
Oxford English Dictionary The big one. A great place to investigate the history of a word.
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Edition Search over 100 dictionaries at the same time, search in individual dictionaries, or search by subject area. Includes thesauruses, dictionaries of English, bilingual dictionaries, and many specialized subject dictionaries.
Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations Dictionary Look up those mysterious abbreviations and acronyms.
The Acronym Server Search for an acronym and see its expansion or search for a word in the expansions and view related acronyms.
Browse specialized dictionaries by subject
Agriculture
Browse dictionaries of agriculture
The arts
Browse dictionaries of art, architecture, and design
Browse dictionaries dance, theater, film, and television
Browse dictionaries of visual communication
Search Onelook dictionaries of the arts
Search Oxford dictionaries of the performing arts
Search Oxford dictionaries of visual art and architecture
Business, management, economics
Browse dictionaries of accounting and auditing
Browse dictionaries of business management
Browse dictionaries of economics and finance
Browse dictionaries of hospitality, travel, and tourism
Browse dictionaries of media and communication
Search OneLook dictionaries of business and economics
Search Oxford dictionaries of business
Search Oxford dictionaries of economics
Computers
Browse computer-related dictionaries
Search OneLook dictionaries of computing
Search Oxford dictionaries of computing and math
Education
Browse dictionaries of education
Health
Browse dictionaries of dentistry and dental health
Browse dictionaries of medicine, nursing, and health
Browse dictionaries of physical education and sports science
Search OneLook dictionaries of health and medicine
Search Oxford dictionaries of health and medicine
History
Browse dictionaries of archaeology and history
Search Oxford dictionaries of history
Hospitality and Tourism
Browse dictionaries of hospitality and tourism
Language
Browse dictionaries of languages
Search Oxford bilingual dictionaries
Literature
Browse dictionaries of literature
Search Oxford dictionaries of literature
Mythology, philosopy, religion
Browse dictionaries of mythology
Search OneLook dictionaries of religion
Browse dictionaries of philosophy and ideas
Browse dictionaries of religion
Science, mathematics
Browse dictionaries of mathematics and statistics
Browse dictionaries of science
Search OneLook dictionaries of science and mathematics
Browse dictionaries of the biological sciences
Browse dictionaries of earth sciences
Browse dictionaries of environmental science
Browse dictionaries of the physical sciences
Browse dictionaries of technology and applied science
Social science
Browse dictionaries of communication
Browse dictionaries of criminal justice and law
Browse dictionaries of economics and finance
Browse dictionaries of education
Browse dictionaries of geography
Browse dictionaries of information science or library science
Browse dictionaries of political science
Browse dictionaries of psychology
Browse dictionaries of sociology
Synonyms
Browse dictionaries of synonyms (thesauruses)
Trades and technologies
Browse dictionaries of technology (computers)
Search OneLook dictionaries of trades and technologies
Search: Finding More Dictionaries
Use the form below to search for more specialized dictionaries online. Type a word or phrase describing the subject, followed by "and dictionar*", for example,
Asperger's and dictionar*
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Updated: 6 May 2013
