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Visual
Thesaurus
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
An experiment in language and interface, Plumb Design's Visual Thesaurus
is both an artistic exploration and a tool to explore, study, and analyze
the structure of language.
By displaying the interrelationships between words and meanings as spatial
maps,
the thesaurus translates language into a visible architecture.
Victorian
London, Dictionary of
http://www.victorianlondon.org/
A terrific introduction to Victorian social history and 19th century
London
by the Learning Resource Centre, University of East London.
California
Missions, Illustrated Glossary of Terms Relating to
http://www.ca-missions.org/illusgl.html
The California Mission Studies Assn.'s list of terms related to the
California missions
with definitions and very useful thumb-nail graphics opening to full-screen
size.
Behind
The Name
http://www.behindthename.com/
The etymology and history of English, French, German, Italian, Spanish,
Arabic,
Indian, Irish, Mythological, Biblical, and other first names.
Little
Explorers Picture Dictionary with Links
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
The Little Explorers' dictionary has 2172 illustrated entries.
Each word is used in a meaningful example sentence, and most have links
to a related website.
ArtLex
http://www.artlex.com/
A dictionary for artists, collectors, students and educators
in art production, criticism, history, aesthetics, and education,
more than 3,300 terms used in discussing visual culture, along with1000s
of
supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references.
Language
Museum
http://www.language-museum.com/
Language samples for nearly 2000 different languages.
Parapsychology,
Glossary of Terms in
http://www.mdani.demon.co.uk/para/paraglos.htm
A thorough cross-linked list of terms related to psychic development
edited by Michael Daniels PhD.
Acronyms,
Emoticons & Smilies Page
http://www.muller-godschalk.com/emoticon.html
An Emoticon (or Smiley) is a sequence of ordinary characters used
in e-mail, chat, SMS and other forms of communication using computers.
Vomit
Dictionary
http://laughnet.net/archive/crude/rbp_vomi.htm
A glossary of names for throwup. Sickening, really, but somehow fun.
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