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This category is aimed at Internet users under the age of 18. All sites submitted should be geared toward children and / or teenagers and should provide free online dictionaries.

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PSEUDOdictionary Defines everyday words including slang, webspeak, and colloquialisms. www.pseudodictionary.com

RhymeZone Online rhyming dictionary. Search for a word and get a list of potential words that rhyme in addition to a definition. www.rhymezone.com

OneLook Dictionary Search Type in a word and search many dictionaries at once. Also has a reverse dictionary. www.onelook.com

Wordsmyth A dictionary and thesaurus in one. Also gives parts of speech and examples for more than 50,000 words. www.wordsmyth.net

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Contains over 90,000 entries, including 70,000 audio word pronunciations. www.bartleby.com/61

ArtLex Dictionary of visual art defines more than 3,500 art-related terms. Also includes a comprehensive collection of artwork and famous quotes. www.artlex.com

The Internet Picture Dictionary Free, online multilingual picture dictionary with interactive activities for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and ESL learners. www.pdictionary.com

Giant Picture Dictionary Free online picture dictionary. Includes pictures representing both concrete and abstract concepts. www.giantpicturedictionary.com

WordCentral.com Merriam-Webster's site for kids has a student dictionary, Daily Buzzword, and interactive word games. Includes homework help and lesson plans for parents and teachers. www.wordcentral.com

Little Explorers Picture dictionary gives definitions, pictures, and Internet links for over 2,350 entries. Includes translations for English to and from Dutch, French, Spanish, and more. www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html

Biographical Dictionary Read about more than 28,000 notable men and women from history. Search by names, dates, professions, achievements, and more. s9.com/biography

Webopedia Definitions of many computer-related terms, from hardware to the internet. www.webopedia.com

The Skeptic's Dictionary Definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, and supernatural ideas and practices from the point of view of someone who is a sceptic, that is, does not believe in these things. www.skepdic.com

DinoDictionary.com Features profiles of over 300 known dinosaurs along with pronunciations of their names. www.dinodictionary.com

Fact Monster An online dictionary with definitions of over 125,000 words. www.factmonster.com/dictionary.html

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing A searchable dictionary of terms from computing and related fields. foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html

Dictionary.com Online English dictionary, thesaurus and reference guide. Includes word games, online translator, and word of the day feature. dictionary.reference.com

Realdictionary.com Features search to locate words by initial letters and numbers. www.realdictionary.com

Terminology Collection: Online Dictionaries Glossaries for several languages and for specialized fields from the University of Vaasa, Finland. www.uwasa.fi/comm/termino/collect

NetLingo Dictionary Provides a glossary of Internet jargon and acronyms. www.netlingo.com

wordIQ Search on several different dictionaries, an encyclopedia, and the web. www.wordIQ.com

Ice Phoenix Vocab Project Downloadable program that looks up entire lists of vocabulary words. iphoenix.sourceforge.net

WebDictionary.co.uk Online dictionary and reference website. www.webdictionary.co.uk

eLook Dictionary Provides definitions, synonyms, and related words. www.elook.org/dictionary

InfoVisual Thematic visual dictionary by Bernard Déry, to learn by way of image. Concise definitions within the fields of vegetal biology, animal biology, and human anatomy. www.infovisual.info

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