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Encyclopedia.com (Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.)
Contains nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics), and more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Based on Merriam - Websters Collegiate Dictionary, updated annually.

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Houghton Mifflin & Bartleby.com, 2000)
"Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes."

American Sign Language Browser
Michigan State University's "online American Sign Language (ASL) browser where you can look up video of thousands of ASL signs and learn interesting things about them."

World Encyclopedias

Britannica's Global Reference center includes comprehensive encylopedias in Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Japanese and French.

Magazine and Reference Articles with Translation Tools

Student Resources is a portal to information in a variety of formats, and includes user-friendly translation tools.
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