Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initializations
- All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources, Gerry McKiernan, originator
- ISI Journal Abbreviations Index
- NRC-CISTI Title Search
- PubMed Journal Database Browser, NLM, NIH
- Internet Acronym Server
- Terms of Environment: Glossary, Abbreviations, and Acronyms, EPA
- Common Acronyms, HEASARC, NASA
- Acronyms and Abbreviations, relating to physics, NIST
- Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg
- International Q-Code for amateur radio
- Morse Code Alphabet, from Babbage
- Genealogical Abbreviations and Acronyms, John Hitchcock
- Veterinary Abbreviations & Acronyms Guide, University Library, University of Illinois
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Specialized Dictionaries and Glossaries
See also: Subject Dictionaries, below
Clichés, Words, and Sayings
Consumer
Language Arts
Non-Spoken Language Dictionaries
Quotations
- See also: Clichés, Words, and Sayings, above
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th edition (1919), Bartleby
- Quotation Search, Michael Moncur
- Dictionary of Quotations, John A. Simone, Jr.
- Medicine in Quotations Online, American College of Physicians
- Movie Quotes, Internet Movie Database
- Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations Requested from the Congressional Research Service, edited by Suzy Platt, Library of Congress, 1989, Bartleby
- A Short Dictionary of Scientific Quotations, Alfred Burdett
Slang
- A Dictionary of Slang, UK slang and colloquialisms, Ted Duckworth
- Drug Slang Dictionary, US Department of Health and Human Services
- On-line Dictionary of Street Drug Slang, Indiana Prevention Resource Center
- Online Dictionary of Playground Slang
- Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang, compiled by William Denton, buff@vex.net, copyright 1993 - 1999, Edition 3.5, originally published by Miskatonic University Press, 1993.
Sports, Recreation, and Leisure
- The Birdwatcher's Dictionary, by Peter Weaver, online version from BirdOn!
- Climbing Dictionary, copyright by Carl Ockier
- Jumble and Crossword Solver, James K. Hardy
- Food Lover's Companion, Food Dictionary of Cooking Terms, Conde Nast
- Cooking Dictionary, Reynold's Kitchens
- Food Glossary, BBC
- Plant Dictionary, Plant Facts, OSU
- Glossary of Gardening Terms, PlantAdvice
- GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms
- Medicinal Herbs by Common Name, US National Library of Medicine
- Medicinal Herbs by Botanical Name, US National Library of Medicine
- Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names, copyright 1997 Karen Fletcher
- Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry
- Baseball and Physics Dictionary, Thinkquest
- Sports Cliche List, Sports Cliche
- Sports Glossaries, Network Media
- Glossary of Woodworking Terms, WoodZone
Terminology / Translators
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Standard Language Dictionaries and Glossaries
Collective Resources
English Language Dictionaries
Bilingual Dictionaries
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Subject Dictionaries
See also: Specialized Dictionaries, above
For dictionaries relating to subjects not listed here, please see subject pages.
Arts and Humanities
Culture and History
Health and Nutrition
Politics and Government
Religion and Mythology
- Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company,1898, Bartleby, 2000
- Concise Dictionary of Religion, Glossary of Religious Movements Terms, Irving Hexham
- Bible Dictionary, M.G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd ed, Thomas Nelson, 1897, illustrated portion not included
- Bible Names Dictionary, from "Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible," by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869
Research
Science and Technology
- An Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Annotated Dictionary, Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Charles Hagedorn
- Beilstein Dictionary, chemistry terms, English-German
- Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures, NIST
- Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use, NASA
- High-Energy Astrophysics Dictionary, NASA
- Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems, LANL
- Icelandic-English Glossary of Selected Geoscience Terms, USGS Open-File Report, 95-807
- Imagine the Universe! Dictionary, NASA
- Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg
- Plasma Dictionary, based on the Fusion and Plasma Glossary originally created on FusEdWeb
- Textile Dictionary, Internet Centre for Canadian Fashion and Design
- Visionary: A Dictionary for the Study of Vision, Lars Liden, Dept. of Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University
- Water Words Dictionary, Nevada Division of Water Resources, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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Thesauri / Controlled Vocabularies
Collective
Specialized
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