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1) The world book encyclopedia

Language

English

Formats

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"A 22-volume, highly illustrated, A-Z general encyclopedia for all ages, featuring sections on how to use World Book, other research aids, pronunciation key, a student guide to better writing, speaking, and research skills, and comprehensive index"-- Provided by publisher.

2) The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

3) Dictionary of literary biography

Publisher

Gale Research Co

Pub. Date

1978

Language

English

4) Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

2004

Language

English

Description

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50,000 biographies and 60 million words record the lives of the men and women who shaped all aspects of British history. All walks of life are represented, new fields greatly increased alongside more traditional areas. A new focus gives extended coverageto the regions, Britons abroad and former colonies.

5) Merriam-Webster's visual dictionary

Author

Corbeil, Jean Claude

Publisher

Merriam-Webster, Inc

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

Description

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25,000 terms and their definitions with 8,000 full-color illustrations of a wide variety of objects from all aspects of life.

6) The Oxford English dictionary

Language

English

Formats

Online Content, Reference

Description

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A complete text of the 2nd. ed. of the Oxford English dictionary with quarterly updates, including revisions not available in any other form.

7) A dictionary of English place names

Author

Mills, A. D

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

1993

Language

English

8) The encyclopedia of insects

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

c1986

Language

English

9) Mathematics illustrated dictionary: facts, figures, and people

Author

Bendick, Jeanne

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1989

Language

English

Description

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A dictionary of mathematical terms from abacus to zone. Includes a section of tables, symbols, abbreviations, and formulas.

10) The new dictionary of cultural literacy

Author

Hirsch, E. D. (Eric Donald)

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

11) The Oxford Spanish dictionary: Spanish-English, English-Spanish

Language

English

Formats

Book, Online Content, Reference

Description

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Translation in Spanish-English and English-Spanish ; and this volume has 300,000 words and phrases; 500,000 translations. A bilingual dictionary containing more than 300,000 words covers basic vocabulary as well as slang, American English, and Latin American Spanish.

12) Physicians' desk reference: PDR

Publisher

Medical Economics Co

Pub. Date

1974

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

13) Bilingual visual dictionary

Publisher

DK Publishing

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

14) Encyclopedia of world biography

Publisher

Gale

Pub. Date

c1998

Language

English

Description

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Presents brief biographical sketches which provide vital statistics as well as information on the importance of the person listed.

15) The American Heritage dictionary of the English language

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

2011

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

Description

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This fifth edition has entries for over 10,000 new words and terms, offers the latest research on word origins and meanings, and provides guidelines on accurate usage.