The South African Oxford School Dictionary

Continuing Oxford's tradition of excellence in dictionary publishing, The South African Oxford School Dictionary is specially compiled for use in South African schools. Reliable and easy to use, it develops learners' language, writing, and referencing skills at a senior primary and secondary level. The dictionary provides extensive coverage of the vocabulary needed for all school subjects as well as commonly used South African words, such as imbongi and spaza. It contains 35 000 headword entries with over 6 000 phrases and sentences to show how words are used in context. Notes on accurate English usage, grammar, words that are easily confused, and simple pronunciation guides for difficult and unusual words make this dictionary the definitive reference for school learners.