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Electronic Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Reference Resources: Dictionaries

This guide contains links to electronic reference materials such as encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Finding Dictionary Entries

Start with these Dictionaries

To find encyclopedia entries about your topic, you may want to start with the following. Subject specific dictionaries can be found on those subject guides.

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Basic search in the Houston Cole Library catalog. 

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