OXFORD LEARNER S DICTIONARY

dictionary

A dictionary, also referred to as a lexicon, wordbook, or vocabulary, is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information;Webster’s New World College Dictionary
An associative array (also associative container, map, mapping, dictionary, finite map, and in query-processing an index or index file) is an abstract data type composed of a collection of unique keys and a collection of values, where each key is associated with one value (or set of values).
A book that lists the words of a language in alphabetical order and gives their meaning, or that gives the equivalent words in a different language
A reference book on any subject, the items of which are arranged in alphabetical order
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

learner

A person who is learning a subject or skill
someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
apprentice: works for an expert to learn a trade
Learning is acquiring new knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, preferences or understanding, and may involve synthesizing different types of information. The ability to learn is possessed by humans, animals and some machines. Progress over time tends to follow learning curves.

oxford

a low shoe laced over the instep
A heavy cotton cloth chiefly used to make shirts
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
A type of lace-up shoe with a low heel
a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner

oxford learner s dictionary – Merriam-Webster's Advanced

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

New title! Designed to help advance students master spoken and written English as it is actually used, this groundbreaking new dictionary provides in-depth and up-to-date coverage of basic English vocabulary, grammar, and usage. Outstanding features include nearly 100,000 words and phrases, more than 160,000 usage examples, more than 22,000 idioms, verbal collocations, and commonly used phrases, and more than 1,000 original drawings–including 16 pages of full color art. Abundant supplemental information includes 25 pages of grammar.

Oxford English Chinese Dictionary

Oxford Advanced Learners English Chinese Dictionary, 4th Edition. It has both English & Chinese explanations. S$5.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 2

Open-book shot of my dictionary..

oxford learner s dictionary

Now, when I look at the desert, I am reminded of the year I spent in Egypt — the most definitive of my life- Egypt, 1977. Oliver, a geophysicist expert in oil exploration, finds himself unwillingly swept up in a world of political and mystical sabotage after his wife, Isabella, a marine archaeologist, discovers a mysterious ancient artefact, an astrolabe she-d been searching for all her life. Oliver embarks on a journey that takes him into the secrets of Isabella-s once-wealthy Italian-Alexandrian family, and the powers of the astrolabe itself. Powers he, a fierce sceptic, refuses to accept. Now the reluctant custodian of the astrolabe, and pursued by those keen to use it for their own purposes, Oliver flees back to London where punk is raging, and sex, drugs and rock-n-roll are all around. When his brother overdoses, Oliver is reluctantly forced to test the powers of the astrolabe himself; in doing so he seals a Faustian pact. Tobsha Learner-s latest novel of ambition and obsession brings together modern and ancient Egypt and plays out to its terrifying climax against a backdrop of political unrest, occult intrigues and anguished love. Praise for The Witch of Cologne -moves with extraordinary energy and pace?- highly readable- — THE AGE -meticulously researched and vividly written ?- richly evocative- — SYDNEY MORNING HERALD