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Oxford Reference

Oxford Reference is a massive collection of general and specialty encyclopedias, dictionaries, maps/atlases, and companion guides to specific subjects.
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Oxford Reference

English Dictionaries / Thesauri

Bilingual Dictionaries

Oxford Business French Dictionary: EnglishFrench and FrenchEnglish, Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary: EnglishSpanish and SpanishEnglish, Pocket Modern Oxford Welsh Dictionary: EnglishWelsh and WelshEnglish, Pocket Oxford German Dictionary (4 ed): EnglishGerman and GermanEnglish, Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary (4 ed): EnglishItalian and ItalianEnglish, Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary (3 ed): EnglishLatin and LatinEnglish, Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary (4 ed): EnglishSpanish and SpanishEnglish, Pocket OxfordHachette French Dictionary (4 ed): FrenchSpanish and FrenchEnglish,

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Accounting / Business / Economics / Industry

Astronomy / Space

Biology / Ecology

A Dictionary of Animal Behaviour (2 ed.), A Dictionary of Biology (6 ed.), A Dictionary of Ecology (4 ed.), A Dictionary of Plant Sciences (3 ed.), A Dictionary of Scientists, A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units, A Dictionary of Zoology (4 ed.), The Encyclopedia of Mammals (3 ed.), The Encyclopedia of Underwater Life, Magic Universe: A Grand Tour of Modern Science, The New Encyclopedia of Birds, The New Encyclopedia of Insects and their Allies (3 rev. ed.), The New Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to the Garden, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science, Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2 ed.)

Communications / Journalism

Computer Science / Technology

Chemistry

Earth Sciences / Environmentalism

A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (2 ed.), A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences (4 ed.), A Dictionary of Scientists, A Dictionary of Weather (2 ed.), Magic Universe: A Grand Tour of Modern Science, The Oxford Companion to Global Change, The Oxford Companion to the Earth, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science, A Supplementary Dictionary of Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Education

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English / Literature

An A-Z Guide to Shakespeare, The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature, The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (4 ed.), The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature, Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, A Dictionary of Critical Theory, A Dictionary of English Folklore, A Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology 1450–2000, A Dictionary of Writers and their Works (2 ed.), A New Dictionary of Eponyms, The New Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors (2 ed.), New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to American Literature (6 ed.), The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature (3 ed.), The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7 ed.), The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, The Oxford Companion to the Brontës, The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar (2 ed.), Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms (3 ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (3 ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang (2 ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Plays, The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (5 ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion (3 ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, The Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins (2 ed.), The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English, The Oxford Guide to Literary Britain & Ireland (3 ed.), Oxford Reader’s Companion To Conrad, Oxford Reader's Companion to Dickens, Oxford Reader's Companion to George Eliot, Oxford Reader's Companion to Hardy, Oxford Reader's Companion to Trollope, Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage (2 ed.)

Fine Arts

The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2 ed.), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2 ed.), A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.), A Dictionary of Film Studies, A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art (2 ed.), A Dictionary of Modern Design, A Dictionary of Opera Characters (2 ed.), The Grove Book of Opera Singers (2 ed.), The Grove Book of Operas (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to American Theatre (3 ed.), The Oxford Companion to Music, The Oxford Companion to the American Musical, The Oxford Companion to the Photograph, The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists, The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3 ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4 ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Music (6 ed.), The Oxford Dictionary of Plays

Geography

History

A Dictionary of British History, A Dictionary of British Place Names, A Dictionary of Contemporary World History (3 ed.), A Dictionary of Critical Theory, A Dictionary of English Manuscript Terminology 1450–2000, A Dictionary of London PlaceNames (2 ed.), A Dictionary of Political Biography (2 ed.), A Dictionary of Popes (2 ed.), A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.), The Diner’s Dictionary (2 ed.), A Guide to Countries of the World (3 ed.), The Kings and Queens of Britain (2 rev. ed.), Magic Universe: A Grand Tour of Modern Science, The Oxford Companion to American Military History, The Oxford Companion to Australian History, The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to Black British History, The Oxford Companion to British History, The Oxford Companion to Canadian History, The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to Irish History (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to Military History, The Oxford Companion to Scottish History, The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to the Garden, The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to United States History, The Oxford Companion to World War II, The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History, Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World, The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History, The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military, Who's Who in the Classical World, Who's Who in the Twentieth Century

Legal Studies / Criminal Justice

Mathematics

Medicine

AZ of Plastic Surgery, Concise Medical Dictionary (8 ed.), A Dictionary of Biomedicine, A Dictionary of Dentistry, A Dictionary of Epidemiology (5 ed.), A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition (4 ed.), A Dictionary of Forensic Science, A Dictionary of Genetics (8 ed.), A Dictionary of Nursing (6 ed.), A Dictionary of Public Health, A Dictionary of Scientists, Food and Fitness: A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise, The Oxford Book of Health Foods, The Oxford Companion to Medicine (3 ed.), The Oxford Companion to the Body, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science, The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.), A Supplementary Dictionary of Anaesthesia, A Supplementary Dictionary of Audiology

Political Science

Philosophy

Physics

Religion / Mythologies

(See Below: Oxford Biblical Studies Online), A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 ed.), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, A Dictionary of African Mythology, A Dictionary of Asian Mythology, A Dictionary of Buddhism, A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, A Dictionary of Creation Myths, A Dictionary of Hinduism, A Dictionary of Popes (2 ed.), A Dictionary of Superstitions, A Dictionary of the Bible (2 ed.), A Dictionary of World Mythology, The Oxford Companion to the Bible, The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (5 rev. ed.), The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible

Social Sciences

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2 ed.), The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics (3 ed.), A Dictionary of Critical Theory, A Dictionary of First Names (2 ed.), A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition (4 ed.), A Dictionary of Human Geography, A Dictionary of Psychology (3 ed.), A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care, A Dictionary of Sociology (3 rev. ed.), A Dictionary of Statistics (3 ed.), Dictionary of the Social Sciences, The Diner’s Dictionary (2 ed.), Guide to Latin in International Law, The Oxford Companion to Archaeology (1 ed.), The Oxford Companion to Consciousness, The Oxford Companion to Food (3 ed.), The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2 ed.), The Oxford Companion to the Garden, The Oxford Companion to the Mind (2 ed.), Science, Technology, and Society, A Supplementary Dictionary of Transport Studies

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