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Oxford South African Illustrated School Dictionary
This dictionary offers excellent support for primary school learners from Grades 3 to 7:
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Up-to-date coverage of general and South African English in a handy, compact size
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DICTIONARIES
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antelope (say an-te-lope) noun (plural antelopes or antelope) a wild animal with fur and hooves that eats grass and can run fast, found in Africa and parts of Asia. Springboks are antelopes. WORD BUILDING: Another word for this is buck.
antelopev apart
anthem (say an-them) noun (plural anthems) a special song that is sung on
important occasions. Our national anthems are ‘‘Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika’’ and ‘‘Die Stem’’.
anticlockwise (say an-tee-klok-wize) adverb opposite in direction from the movement of a clock’s hands. Let’s move anticlockwise around the table.
WORD BUILDING: Clockwise means in the same direction as the movement of a clock’s hands.
an antelope
antenna (say an-ten-a) noun (plural antennas or antennae) 1 a wire or rod used for receiving radio or television signals. There is a big radio antenna next to our house. 2 a feeler on the head of an insect. The ant cleaned both of its antennae.
antique (say an-teek) adjective old and worth a lot of money. My aunt collects antique chairs.
antonym (say ant-o-nim) noun (plural antonyms) a word that means the opposite of a particular word. ‘‘Good’’ is an antonym of ‘‘bad’’.
anxious (say ank-shis) adjective (more anxious, most anxious) worried. Mum was anxious when I came home late.
any (say en-ee) adjective, pronoun 1 some. Do you have any money? I haven’t any more. 2 at all. Are you any better? 3 no special one. Take any magazine you want.
anybody (say en-ee-bod-ee) pronoun any person. Is anybody at home?
a TV antenna
anyone (say en-ee-wun) pronoun any person. Is anyone at home?
anything (say en-ee-thing) pronoun any thing. It’s so dark, I can’t see
anything.
anywhere (say en-ee-where) adverb at, in, or to any place. I can’t find my book anywhere.
apart (say a-paat) adverb away from each other. Keep these two
the antennae of an insect dogs apart, otherwise they will fight.
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vii 21 monolith generic (say juh-ne-rik) adjective
1 shared by, including or typical of a whole group of things; not specific: Hloni looked through the photos on her computer and placed them in generic folders.
2 (used about a product, especially a drug) not using the name of the company that made it: Doctors often do not recommend generic drugs.
globe (rhymes with robe) noun 1 (plural globes) an object in the shape of a ball with a map of the world on it 2 any object shaped like a ball 3 the globe (no plural) the world: She’s travelled all over the globe.
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google (say goog-uhl) verb (googling, googled)(computing), (informal) to type words into the search engine GoogleTM in order to find information: When I got home I googled the band’s name. k couldn’t find anything useful.
I tried googling but got form of get
USAGE In formal writing and schoolwork, use got to
and got a, never ‘gotta’: I have got to go now. k
We have got a dog.
impermeable (say im-purm-i-uhb-l) adjective not allowing a liquid or gas to pass through: impermeable rock k
to
steam.cOPPOSITE permeable
locus (say low-kuhss) noun (plural loci)(formal) the exact place where something happens or which is thought to be the centre of something
monolith (say mon-uh-lith) noun (plural monoliths)(history) a large single standing block of stone, especially one that was put there by people living in ancient times: Have you visited the circle of monoliths at Stonehenge? eORIGIN: from Greek monos ’single’ + lithos ’stone’
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Labels tell you if a word is informal or formal (see entry for ‘google’ above), showing you when It is appropriate to use it. Labels also tell you if it is a word from the curriculum that you need to know.
Notes on word origins tell you where words come from (a requirement in the curriculum).
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Understand what words mean
When a word has more than one meaning, each meaning (or sense) is numbered so you will find the right one quickly.
Illustrations with labels and captions help to make the meanings of words clear.
Use words correctly
Example sentences and phrases show you how to use words correctly in sentences.
Notes help you to avoid hundreds of common mistakes in pronunciation, spelling, grammar and usage.
Build your vocabulary
Synonyms and opposites help you to write more effectively.
Illustration (see above) captions and labels also broaden vocabulary.
Oxford South African School Dictionary (4th edition)
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