Reference Works: Language & Literature

Word Origins by John Ayto

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins by Robert Hendrickson

Good Word Guide

The Dictionary of Contemporary Slang

Chambers Dictionary of Eponyms

Rawson's Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk

Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary

Collins English Dictionary

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

American Heritage Roget's Thesaurus

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms

The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style

The Penguin Rhyming Dictionary

The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

Collins French Dictionary and Grammar

Collins German Dictionary

Collins Latin Dictionary

Collins Spanish Dictionary