HotSites --2Nov97


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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.

  • Encarta Encyclopedia--and it's free, though the site also links to some of Bill Gates' fee-based services.
  • Encyberpedia: links to all kinds of net encyclopedias. A very useful source.
  • Encyclopedia OnLine
  • Free Internet Encyclopedia: every topic is linked to existing articles, FAQ files, and other explanatory materials on the net.
  • OneLook Dictionary--type in the word you want, and search simultaneous through 29 general or specialized dictionaries.
  • Thesaurus: WordNet 1.5
  • Yahoo Index to Dictionaries--all types of dictionaries.
  • American Sign Language Dictionary
  • Foreign Language for Travelers--pick your language, and choose from complexes of travel-related words, such as directional words, time and date words, dining and shopping words. Click on sound file for pronunciation. With links to relevant dictionaries on the web.
  • French/English Dictionaries
  • German/English Dictionaries
  • Acronyms Database, Searchable
  • Catholic Encyclopedia: the 1913 edition. Still under construction, but a couple of hundred articles are in place.
  • Conversion Tables for Weights, Measures, Temperatures
  • Dictionary of Medical Terms
  • Dictionary of Phrase and Fable--complete text of the classic work.
  • Easton's BIBLE Dictionary
  • International Financial Encyclopedia.
  • Internet Country Codes--what the 2-letter country codes in domain names refer to.
  • Internet Glossary--search by "words you MUST know, words you SHOULD know, acronyms, or just alphabetically.
  • Internet Movie Database: if you didn't find it in the All-Movie Guide, try here. Both databases give very complete information for every film they list, who played what roles, producer, director, date, etc.
  • Lawcopedia: Legal dictionary and reference room
  • Management and Technology Dictionary.
  • Names: Their meanings and origins.
  • Onomastikon--this dictionary of names allows you to ask about almost any kind of name--by country of origin (including substantial information on non-European names), by time period, by name derivation--names taken from trades, from places, from physical attributes, personal names derived from surnames-- etc.
  • PC Webopedia--a dictionary/encyclopedia about personal computers
  • Popspeak: How to understand the language of the MTV generation.
  • Standard Industrial Classification Scheme
  • TechWeb Technology Encyclopedia--defines over 10,000 technology terms.
  • Universal Currency Converter: How many pounds, zlotys, lira, to your dollar?
  • What We Learned on the Web Today: A fun place to visit for random pieces of knowledge, with links to sites where found.


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