Oxford Reference
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Oxford University Press dictionaries, encyclopaedias and subject companions in one place, for quick definitions you can cite.
Before you rely on itMost entries need a library subscription; without one you get short previews and only a small set of free entries.
Use it when an essay needs a definition or short overview you can actually cite, rather than a Wikipedia article.Telebem editors
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- In copyrightStill protected, and made available lawfully by licence or lending.
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- General · History · Literature · Philosophy · Art and design · Law · Languages
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- Web
- Languages
- English
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- Draws on more than 300 reference works, per Oxford University Press.
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- Oxford University Press
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- oxfordreference.com
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