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There are 6,800 known languages spoken in the 191 countries of the world. 2,261 have writing systems (the others are only spoken) and about 260 are represented by on-line dictionaries. Below are the ones we currently list. New languages and dictionaries are constantly being added to yourDictionary.com; as a result, we have the widest and deepest set of dictionaries, grammars, and other language resources on the web.

New words, phrases and meanings constantly come into being. Every week, we publish a short article about a new word or phrase – or a new sense of an old word – on this page to show you what it means, how it's used, and where it came from.

How Stuff Works is exactly what it bills itself to be: your single destination for the answer to how pretty much everything operates--and that means car engines, lock-picking, guide dogs, stun guns, atoms, hardwood floors…get it? If you're feeling a little giddy with the possibilities awaiting you, no need to read any further--just click and go. You won't be able to digest all the secrets in one sitting, so be prepared to devote the rest of your life to absorbing all the behind-the-scenes-of-your-existence intelligence here. Step-by-step, easily comprehended explanations replete with photos and diagrams add to the thrill of discovery.

Welcome to the Take a Stand. Lend a Hand. Stop Bullying Now! Campaign web site. Take your time and take a look around. Watch a really neat Webisode in our sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always entertaining series. Play some cool games. Learn a thing or two about bullying and how to do something about it! Our research and resources will help grown-ups get smart and get involved, too. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau created this awesome place for us to go to get the latest scoop on bullying. Without their commitment to reducing and preventing bullying, all this helpful information may not have been so readily available.

Shakespeare's Globe is a unique international resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work, and the playhouse for which he wrote, through the connected means of education and performance.

Together, the Globe Theatre Company, Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition and Globe Education seek to further the experience and international understanding of Shakespeare in performance.

The National Endowment for the Arts presents Shakespeare in American Communities, the largest tour of Shakespeare in American history. Shakespeare in American Communities will bring professional Shakespeare productions and related educational activities to 100 small and mid-sized communities in all 50 states.

If Victorian London is your interest, you'll find that the website is a gold mine, with details about notable people of the era and information about what certain streets and districts were like during the time, and much more.

David Perdue's website has information about Dickens's life and work and lists many more sites around London connected to him. It also includes a map of both biographical and fictional sites.

The Common Application is the recommended form of 255 selective US colleges and universities for admission to their undergraduate programs. Many of these institutions use the form exclusively. All give equal consideration to the Common Application and the college's own form. With 255 colleges and universities to choose from and one easy form to fill out, why would you apply any other way?

Each artist with portrait, brief biography, links to articles, essays and interviews; original art, limited edition art prints, photography and poster art, paintings, multimedia and artist's books.