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Barbara Jean Evans, 530737''The New A to Zax: A Comprehensive Genealogical Dictionary for Genealogists and Historians'', 2nd ed. (Champaign, Ill.: B. J. Evans, 1990). {{WorldCat|22533252|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|530737|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D26e}}.  
Barbara Jean Evans, 530737''The New A to Zax: A Comprehensive Genealogical Dictionary for Genealogists and Historians'', 2nd ed. (Champaign, Ill.: B. J. Evans, 1990). {{WorldCat|22533252|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|530737|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D26e}}.  


'''Languages.''' Records from international countries and some from your own country may be written in foreign languages. While you do not need to speak a foreign language to do most research, you will need some understanding of the language and key genealogical words. Dictionaries that give definitions in your native language and a foreign language are available in most libraries and bookstores. Guide books that discuss reading foreign records are often listed in the[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog] under [COUNTRY] – LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.  
'''Languages.''' Records from international countries and some from your own country may be written in foreign languages. While you do not need to speak a foreign language to do most research, you will need some understanding of the language and key genealogical words. Dictionaries that give definitions in your native language and a foreign language are available in most libraries and bookstores. Guide books that discuss reading foreign records are often listed in the[https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog] under [COUNTRY] – LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.  


A series of genealogical word lists that give English meanings of about 900 key terms have been added to the FamilySearch Wiki:  
A series of genealogical word lists that give English meanings of about 900 key terms have been added to the FamilySearch Wiki:  
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