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- A Dictionary of PostmodernTerms - A growing dictionary of terms useful in reading postmodern works.
www.california.com/~rathbone/lexicon.htm
- Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind - Most interesting dictionary of mental phenomena.
www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/main.html
- Dictionary of Universal Spiritual Terms - Glossary of terms of universal spirituality - includes buddhism, meditation, shamanism, islam, christianity, and much more.
www.innerself.com/Magazine/Spirituality/dictionary_spirituality.htm
- Figures of Speech Tables - Provides definitions of various figures of speech in English along with examples from literature of the period.
www.nipissingu.ca/faculty/williams/figofspe.htm
- Glossary of Poetic Terms - Comprehensive 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.
www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/poetterm.html
- Glossary of Poetic Terms - Guide to the study of poetry including phonetic pronunciation with numerous examples, hyper-linked keywords and cross references.
www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html
- Lexicon of Humanities - Site features basic glossaries, quotations, and bibliographies per discipline.
www.sil.org/~radneyr/humanities//index.html
- Literary Terms - Glossary of common literary terms with references to published works where examples of these terms may be found.
www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm
- Paleography - Dave Postles collection of palaeographical terms.
www.le.ac.uk/elh/pot/char/terms.html
- Poeminister's Archaic and Poetical Dictionary - Reference resource for archaic and poetical diction.
www.geocities.com/poeminister/dictionary
- 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.
www.tuxedo.org/%7Eesr/sf-words/index.html
- 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.
humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm
- The Ism Book - A Field Guide to the Nomenclature of Philosophy.
www.openthought.org/ismbook
- World Civilizations - Glossary of key concepts in various world civilizations and major eras from Washington State University.
www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/GLOSSARY/GLOSSARY.HTM
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