Selected Dictionaries Guide
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On the web at www.westgatech.edu/library
Most of the English language dictionaries are located in the Reference collection in the call number range PE1137 through PE1670 and on the dictionary stands in the library.
STANDARD UABRIDGED DICTIONARIES
The American heritage dictionary of the English language (Ref.PE1625.A54)
The Random House dictionary of the English language (Ref.PE1625.R3)
Webster’s unabridged dictionary (Ref.1625.R3)
Webster’s third new international dictionary, unabridged
(Ref.
1625.W36)
D ESK DICTIONARIES
Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary (Ref. PE1628.M36)
Random House Webster’s dictionary (Ref. PE1680.G58)
L ANGUAGE D ICTIONARIES
The Grolier international dictionary (Ref.PE1625.G7)
Random House American Sign Language dictionary (Ref.HV2475.C66)
Dictionary of foreign phrases and abbreviations (Ref. 1670.G8)
Webster’s Italian & English dictionary (Ref.PC1640.M54)
H ISTORICAL DICTIONARIES
The Oxford English dictionary 20volumes (Ref. PE1625.N53)
Provides the history and development of English words for the past 800 years.
S ELECTED SPECIALIZED DICTIONARIES
Mathematical dictionary (Ref.QA5.A23)
Master dictionary of food and wine (Ref.TX349.R83)
Mass media dictionary (Ref.P87.5.E45)
Chambers science and technology dictionary (Ref. Q123.C482)
Dictionary of bias-free usage (Ref.PE1460.M26)
Dictionary of business acronyms, initials, and abbreviations (Ref.HF1002.5.R67)
Condensed chemical dictionary (Ref.QD5.C5)
The book of saints (Ref.BX4655.2.B66)
Dictionary of names, nicknames, and surnames of persons, places and things(Ref.AG5.L35)
Illustrated medical dictionary (Ref.R121.D73)
American heritage Dictionary (Ref.PE1625.A54)

Webster’s new geographical dictionary (Ref.G103.5.W42)
Dictionary of classical mythology (Ref.BL715.B44)
New Grove dictionary of music and musicians (Ref.Ml100.N48)
Dictionary of American history (Ref.E174.D52)
Dictionary of contemporary American artists (Ref.N6536.C8)
Dictionary of art terms and techniques (Ref. N33.M36)
Dictionary of folklore, mythology, and legend (Ref.GR35.F82)
Dictionary of American slang (Ref. PE2846.W4)
Webster’s modern office dictionary (HF5547.5.R32)
Dictionary of surnames (Ref.Cs2382.H27)
Dictionary of Cancer (Ref.RC262.A39)
Dictionary of architecture and construction (Ref.NA31.H32)
Dictionary of international trade (Ref. HF1373.R67)
Dictionary of composers and their music (Ref. ML113.G4)
Dictionary of quotations (PN6081.E9)
Dictionary of herbs, spices, seasonings, and natural flavorings (Ref. TX406.S57)
Electronics dictionary (Ref.TK7804.354)
Dictionary of horticulture (SB317.58.D53)
Dictionary of euphemism (Ref.PE1449.H548)
Dictionary of culinary arts (Ref.TX349.W42)
T HESAURI
Roget’s Thesaurus of the English language (Ref.PE1591.L43)
Cambridge thesaurus of American English (Ref.2832.L88)
Merriam-Webster English thesaurus (Ref.PE1591.W38)
I NTERNET SITES
Bartleby.com: http://www.bartleby.com/61
Cambridge Dictionaries Online: http://dictionary.cambridge.org
Dictionary.com: www.dictionary.com
Your Dictionary.com: www.yourdictionary.com
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