Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
These resources offer easy access to factual content as described.
- Acronym FinderDecipher acronymns and abbreviations. Includes reverse look-up.
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography OnlineA searchable, digital edition of the authoritative Dictionary of Canadian Biography. This phase presents persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years.
- InfopleaseAccess to the Information Please Almanac, Infoplease Atlas, Dictionary and Thesaurus, and Columbia Encyclopedia.
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new window
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"The OED is an historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis, illustrated by quotations from a wide range of sources."
