Bibliography of sources of etymologies or English word origins derived from Latin and Greek sources.

This page contains some of the best sources of online dictionary definitions of English vocabulary for personal edification or research projects.

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According to the statements provided by this source of online dictionary, the HyperDictionary.com is a continuation of an educational project to provide free dictionary services to all users on the web. The web site states that the current version of HyperDictionary.com is new and improved both in design and content. “We have given the website a complete makeover to make it look trendy and attractive. We made it easier to use with results being displayed in a more user-friendly way. Best of all, we have added new dictionaries to the website to provide our users with the content that they need.”

The site includes an “English dictionary” that is based on WordNet 1.7.1 (Copyright � 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved). It contains about 150 thousand terms with examples, synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

There is also a “computer dictionary” that consists of almost fourteen thousand computer-related terms.

Another section of this word search area contains a “thesaurus.”

Other word references include a “dream dictionary” which is supposed to help interpret dreams by providing detailed explanations about various dream subjects.

The last dictionary reference that is mentioned includes a “medical dictionary” which provides explanations of various medical terms and diseases.

Go here for another important source of online dictionary defintions which is well worth the visit.

The following is a statement by the compiler of this site: “This dictionary database was created by Jay F. Kominek. It was compiled from a variety of sources, and is in my opinion, a work of my own. (The only stuff that was really copied verbatim was the atomic numbers and weights, please, I’d like to see someone try and exert a copyright on the values of atoms.)”

“So, I place this in the public domain, if it somehow breaks, you get to keep both pieces. It’d be nice if you kept the fact that I compiled the information in here, but is not needed.”

If you prefer to have access to several online dictionaries all at one time to look for a word, the following link will be very convenient.

HINTS: Adding wild cards expands the search. (* = any number of characters and ? = exactly one character). For example, "tomo*ow", "tomo??ow" or "tomor*" will find "tomorrow".

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A dictionary is a reference book in which you can find out how a word is spelled only if you already know how to spell it.

—Anonymous

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