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Online Dictionaries
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Bilingual dictionaries
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Spanish: Diccionario de la lengua española
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Free online dictionaries - Spanish, French, Italian, German and more. Conjugations, audio pronunciations and forums for your questions.
Online Encyclopedias
United Kingdom
- The London Encyclopaedia – 1007-page reference of the city of London; pub. 1983