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OXFORD DICTIONARIES English & English/Spanish dictionaries. Includes multiple dictionaries, grammar, thesaurus, writer's tools
OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
The great OED.
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ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA
Online public library edition.
WORLD BOOK
Encyclopedia content, timelines, and several special features.
BRITANNICA MODERNA
Britannica en español
UNIVERSALIS
Britannica en français
STUDENT ENCYCLOPEDIAS and other resources for elementary and middle school students, English, French and Spanish.
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