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Take Our Word for It (Popularity:  )
http://www.takeourword.com/
Weekly etymology magazine.
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Science - Social Sciences - Linguistics - Historical Linguistics
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Behind the Name (Popularity: )
http://surnames.behindthename.com/
Searchable database featuring the etymology and history of last names.
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Society - Genealogy - Surnames - Dictionaries
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Dave Wilton's Etymology Page (Popularity: )
http://www.wordorigins.org/
Devoted to etymology of common words and slang phrases.
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Reference - Dictionaries - Etymology
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The Author's Almanac (Popularity: )
http://authorsalmanac.tripod.com/
Helpful information to be found on the craft of writing and research. Website with writing quotes and links or sign up for the monthly newsletter.
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Arts - Writers Resources - Publications - Mailing Lists
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Focusing on Words (Popularity: )
http://www.wordfocus.com/
Subscription-based site for vocabulary development, showcasing the Latin and Greek roots of English words.
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Arts - Writers Resources - Style Guides
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Chinese Characters and Culture (Popularity: )
http://zhongwen.com/
Chinese language and culture site with literature from Lao Zi to the present day. Individual Chinese characters linked to English translation.
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Arts - Literature - World Literature - Chinese
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Slang City (Popularity: )
http://www.slangcity.com/
Offers examples of American slang found in popular songs and movies. Also includes insults, body parts, bad words and their meanings.
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Arts - Education - Language Arts - English
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Bierma, Nathan (Popularity: )
http://nbierma.blogspot.com/
Contains writings, interests and links of a freelance writer.
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Arts - Online Writing - Journals - Personal
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Hebrew Baby Names (Popularity: )
http://www.hebrewbabynames.com
Baby names, definitions and etymology. Plus a watercolor painting of each name using the eternal letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
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Shopping - Children - Baby - Personalized
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Bellingham and Stanley Ltd (Popularity: )
http://www.bs-ltd.com
Manufactures refractometers and polarimeters.
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Science - Instruments and Supplies - Laboratory Equipment
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Behind the Name (Popularity: )
http://www.behindthename.com/
The meaning and history of first names.
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Science - Social Sciences - Linguistics - Onomastics
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Spanish Language (Popularity: )
http://spanish.about.com/
Net resources, articles and study guides on the Spanish language. From About.com.
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Science - Social Sciences - Linguistics - Languages
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Spanish Culture (Popularity: )
http://spanishculture.about.com/
Resources on Spain, its language, culture, literature, and lifestyles. Chat, bulletin board, weekly articles, and links. From About.com.
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Science - Social Sciences - Linguistics - Languages
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Understanding Written Japanese (Popularity: )
http://www.joyo96.org/
This Kanji Study Group website teaches written Japanese language for free. Indexed kanji references, quick look-ups, and primers on kanji, hiragana and katakana.
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Science - Social Sciences - Linguistics - Languages
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Chinese dictionary (Popularity: )
http://www.zhongwen.com/
Uses graphics files to display the characters.
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Science - Social Sciences - Linguistics - Languages
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Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (Popularity: )
http://stedt.berkeley.edu/
Fonts, bibliography, etymology and thesaurus lookup for Chinese and other Sino-Tibetan languages.
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Science - Social Sciences - Linguistics - Languages
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StartWright (Popularity: )
http://www.startwright.com/
A reference site for the information needs of information technology project managers and support staff.
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Business - Management - Project and Program Management - Resources
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freedom for all (Popularity: )
http://www.freedomforall.net/
An Irreverent Buddhist comments on the World. Campaigning for political and economic reform to end thirty thousand needless child deaths every day. That's just the start.
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Society - Religion and Spirituality - Buddhism - Personal Pages
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Breadmore One-Name Study (Popularity: )
http://www.breadmore.org/
General research including name etymology and variations.
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Society - Genealogy - Surnames - B
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20,000 Names (Popularity: )
http://www.20000-names.com
Includes names from around the world for use with babies and pets.
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Home - Family - Pregnancy - Baby Names
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