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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.

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, connecting 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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