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English Dictionaries
By Subject
Humanities
Dictionaries English By Subject
Humanities
- A
Dictionary of PostmodernTerms - A growing dictionary of terms
useful in reading postmodern works.
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Figures of Speech Tables - Provides definitions of various figures
of speech in English along with examples from literature of the
period.
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Glossary of Poetic Terms - A glossary of poetic terms organized by
poet, title, first line, timeline, keyword or simple alphabetical
index maintained by members of the Department of English at the
University of Toronto.
- Glossary of
Poetic Terms - Guide to the study of poetry including phonetic
pronunciation with numerous examples, hyper-linked keywords and cross
references.
- The Ism Book - A
Field Guide to the Nomenclature of Philosophy.
- Lexicon of
Humanities - Site features basic glossaries, quotations, and
bibliographies per discipline.
- Literary Terms
- Glossary of common literary terms with references to published works
where examples of these terms may be found.
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Poeminister's Archaic and Poetical Dictionary - Reference resource
for archaic and poetical diction.
- Prototype
Worlds - Glossary of jargon and terminology originally coined in
science fiction to describe technologies that did not exist at the
time of writing or ideas for which no obviously suitable mainstream
term was handy.
- Silva
Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric - Reference to over 1000
rhetorical terms and a primer for classical and Renaissance rhetoric.
Each term is accompanied by pronunciation, etymology, definition,
examples from literature, cross references, and sources.
- World
Civilizations - Glossary of key concepts in various world
civilizations and major eras from Washington State University.

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