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General
Almanacs
CIA: The World Factbook
The U.S. government's complete geographical handbook, featuring 267 full-color maps and flags of all nations. Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data.
Fact Check
"a nonpartisan, nonprofit "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases." A Project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Farmers Almanac
Guinness World Records
Providing information on record holders for a variety of feats and accomplishments.
Info Please.com
An A to Z keyword index of general, entertainment, and sports almanacs.
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Dictionaries & Thesauri
Acronym Finder
Searchable database containing thousands of acronyms and abbreviations.
A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples
Definitions and examples of forty-five traditional rhetorical devices provided by the University of Kentucky Division of Classics.
Lycos RhymeZone
Locate rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.
Merriam-Webster Online
Includes online version of the 10th edition (1994) collegiate dictionary and thesaurus.
OneLook Dictionary Search
Use this site as a search engine for "more than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries." You can define words, translate words, and find words by typing a pattern consisting of letters and the wildcards * and ? to retrieve a list of words matching your pattern. The asterisk (*) matches any number of letters or symbols. The question mark (?) matches exactly one letter or symbol. (More info on wildcards)
Roget's Thesaurus
1911 edition provided by the Gutenberg Project.
WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary
Find rhyming words with five types of rhymes: beginning, ending, first syllable, last syllable, and double.
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Encyclopedias
Bartelby.com
Reference sources including dictionaries, encyclopedias, quotations and verse.
Encyclopedia.com
Provides more than 17,000 short articles from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encylopedia, 3rd Edition.
How Stuff Works
Series of articles that explore the workings of electronics, computers, autos, finances, health, and scientific and social phenomena. Be advised: site contains numerous ads and pop-ups.
NC Live Encyclopedias
(Off-campus use restricted to RCC community).
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Non-English Language Dictionaries
The following sources may provide simple translations for individual words or may provide definitions in foreign language of foreign-language terms. Some links are to directories from which you can connect to resources from a wide variety of external resources.
AltaVista-Babel Fish Translation
Translate a single word, block of text, or Website. Thirteen languages represented.
Foreign Languages for Travelers
Lessons in 30+ languages with sound files for pronunciation.
Language Dictionaries and Translators
Dictionaries, translator forums and services, language courses, and chat.
One Look Dictionary Search
Search engine that indexes dictionary sites from across the Web.
yourDictionary.com
A mega-site with links to dictionaries for scores of languages, some very obscure. Also other language resources.
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Quotations
Bartleby.com
Searchable versions of several quotation dictionaries, as well as other reference and literature resources.
The Quotations Page
Features quotes collected by author and subject, discussion forums, quotes of the day, and random quotes.
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Weather
Asheboro ten-day forecast
From the Weather Channel.
Forecasts for North Carolina cities
Provided by the Weather Underground. Includes special weather statements and warnings.
NOAA - Extended forecast for NC
From the National Weather Service.
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