Dictionaries

Reason to Use

• Gives definitions, spelling, and pronunciation of words.
• Some offer signs and symbols, historic documents, style manuals, gazetteers, charts, tables and illustrations.

Types

• General English language dictionaries.
• Foreign language, historical, geographical, slang, synonyms, homonyms, toponyms.

LINCC Online Catalog Search Terms

• Language dictionaries. 
  • Example: English language dictionaries
  • Example: French language dictionaries
• Translation dictionaries.
  
  • Example: French language - dictionaries - English
    
• Subject area dictionaries. 
  • Example: Science dictionaries

Examples

Internet Links for Research

• Library Spot
• Refdesk.com
• WWWebster
• yourDictionary.com (Web of Online Dictionaries)
• FreeDictionary.com

Did you know?

Seminole State students can borrow materials from any state college or university library in Florida.