Glossary

dictionary

Subject: 

  • English First Additional Language
  • English Home Language

a reference book that provides information about words. Dictionaries may provide:

  • meaning, spelling, usage, etymology and pronunciation of words in one language
  • meaning, spelling, usage, etymology and pronunciation of words in another language, e.g. the isiZulu word, meaning and spelling for an English word, or the English meaning for an isiZulu word
  • synonyms and often antonyms of a word (thesaurus).