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<big>'''American dictionaries'''</big>
<big>'''American dictionaries'''</big>
*''[http://ahdictionary.com/ American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language]''. Recommended by ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' and the Modern Language Association.
*''[http://ahdictionary.com/ American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language]''. Recommended by ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' and the Modern Language Association.
*''[http://www.merriam-webster.com/ Merriam-Webster Dictionary]''. This is an abridged version of ''Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary'', which is recommended by CMOS, MLA, and the American Psychological Association.
*''[http://www.merriam-webster.com/ Merriam-Webster Dictionary]''. Merriam-Webster spelling is the first choice of the all the major American style guides, including CMOS, ''The Gregg Reference Manual'', MLA, and the American Psychological Association.
*''[http://dictionary.reference.com/ Random House Dictionary]''. Recommended by CMOS and MLA.
*''[http://dictionary.reference.com/ Random House Dictionary]''. Recommended by CMOS and MLA.
*''[http://websters.yourdictionary.com/ Webster's New World College Dictionary]''. Recommended by the Associated Press.
*''[http://websters.yourdictionary.com/ Webster's New World College Dictionary]''. Recommended by the Associated Press.
==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
*''Chicago Manual of Style'' This is the best-known style guide. It is produced by the University of Chicago Press.
*''Chicago Manual of Style'' This is the best-known style guide. It is produced by the University of Chicago Press.
*''Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary''. CMOS gives this dictionary as its preferred spelling authority. The printed edition includes geography and biography sections not available in the free online version.
*''Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary''. This is the most widely used and authoritative of the Merriam-Webster dictionaries. The printed edition includes geography and biography sections not available in the free online version.
*''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'' (1997). Recommended by CMOS for the spelling of place names. It represents material culled from ''Britannica''. You can access the same information through ''Britannica''’s website, which is more up-to-date.
*''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'' (1997). Recommended by CMOS for the spelling of place names. It represents material culled from ''Britannica''. You can access the same information through ''Britannica''’s website, which is more up-to-date.
*''Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary'' (1995). Recommended by CMOS for the spelling of personal names. The comments above regarding ''Britannica'' and geographic names are even more applicable here since this book is no longer in print.
*''Merriam-Webster's Biographical Dictionary'' (1995). Recommended by CMOS for the spelling of personal names. The comments above regarding ''Britannica'' and geographic names are even more applicable here since this book is no longer in print.