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The largest dictionary of the English language is now available 24/7 to CSU affiliates. Look up the meaning of words, find their etymologies (history of the word), search for words by keywords in their definitions, search for words that beginning with a particular suffix, and much more. From their about page:
"The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books."
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