Answers.com (Reference, General) 
Answers.com is a free, ad-supported, reference search service, created to provide you with instant answers on over a million topics. As opposed to standard search engines that serve up a list of links for you to follow, Answers.com displays quick, snapshot answers with concise, reliable information. Our editors take our content from over 100 authoritative encyclopedias, dictionaries, glossaries and atlases, carefully chosen for breadth and quality. For ultimate convenience, install 1-Click AnswersTM software, and click on any word in any document on your screen for "Answers at your Fingertips".

Personal Note:  I really love this one.  The site is beautiful and well laid out.  Each search has given me a comprehensive amount of information, including links to further resources.  If you search a word, you can click on the speaker icon and hear the word stated.  This is the best on-line encyclopedia I have ever seen.  There is even a piece of software you can download that will put access to this valuable resource right on your desktop and is accessible regardless of what programs you have open.  It is right there for your Internet surfing too.  Wish I had this 10 years ago!!

Play the Demo here

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