Dictionaries Online?

[Baker, John]

        I think the American Heritage, http://www.bartleby.com/61/, is probably the best free modern dictionary online.  For a far more comprehensive (though now somewhat dated) dictionary, though, check out the Century Dictionary, all twelve volumes of which are at http://www.global-language.com/century/.  Urbandictionary.com is unreliable but can be a useful guide to recent slang.  I don't use Merriam-Webster's online website, http://www.m-w.com/, because I have the collegiate dictionary on my desktop.  I'd love to have a subscription to the online OED, but Jesse needs to lower the price first.

John Baker


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Although there are several online dictionaries, I was wondering which one(s) you use on a regular basis, whether free or subscription? (Or do you stick with the hard copy versions?)

Any recommendations?

Jason Norris