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This is a digital guide to key language areas that contains a range of explanations and practice materials. It is in the process of being developed further and will be updated regularly. Macmillan English Dictionary. A very good free option for advanced learners, with featured words and clickable pronunciation guides. You can set the default option for British or American English here. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online. Contains useful corpus examples for each word.
The Cambridge Dictionary website links to a number of useful dictionaries and reference guides. You can also set English-German and German-English options. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. You can toggle between English and American English on the main search bar.
Collins Cobild English Dictionary. A good all-rounder, pitched somewhere between first language and monolingual learners. There is also a thesaurus function and an English-German option. And a Scrabble list! The standard American English work. It also has a thesaurus function. Oxford English Dictionary. Known as "the definitive record of the English language". It contains etymology and history as well as definitions. The university has a subscription which you can access while logged into the campus network.
Definitions with up-to-date real world examples from sources such as the New York Times. A useful collocations dictionary and reference work, with a straightforward interface. Urban Dictionary. A crowd-sourced reference for slang, colloquial expressions and very modern English. English Grammar Today is another option on the extensive Cambridge Dictionary website. It functions via a search box as well as an A-Z browsing function - useful if you don't know the exact term for what you want!
