The Oxford name is synonymous with dictionaries. Oxford is trusted to support learning in homes, schools, and higher education classrooms. Our world-renowned user-friendly dictionaries range from school dictionaries to advanced monolingual, bilingual, multilingual and reference dictionaries. Our range of thesauruses provides a complete range of word alternatives.
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South African dictionaries
Oxford University Press Southern Africa offers a range of dictionaries, thesauruses, atlases and reference encyclopedias.
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Adult dictionaries
The Oxford dictionary range includes dictionaries for professional use, family reference, and academic use; from the top of the range 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary, now also available online, to the Oxford English Minidictionary 6e.
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Children's dictionaries
We publish dictionaries and thesauruses for children as young as 3 years old, atlases that teach map and geography skills from grade 4, and reference encyclopedias that will excite, entertain, and encourage children to think and learn independently.
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School dictionaries
Specifically designed to meet the learning needs of children and teenagers, and the requirements of the curriculum, our school dictionary range offers dictionaries and thesauruses for children in Grade R or younger, through to matric or senior certificate level.
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Bilingual dictionaries
Whether you are learning a new language or brushing up on a language with which you are already familiar, we have a dictionary to meet your needs.
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Thesauruses
Our thesaurus range offers thorough, practical help on how to use different words, quick access to the most likely alternatives, and a multitude of different ways to locate exactly the word you need.

We have a thesaurus for everyone.
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Things to look for when you choose a dictionary for your children
Market research done in Britain on dictionary use reveals that 66% of people consult a thesaurus and a dictionary at least once a month, that more than 50% of adults feel that a dictionary should be replaced after 5–10 years of use.
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Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins (2009)
With headwords in colour, and quirky character illustrations, this dictionary recounts the absorbing and fascinating history of thousands of words.
This new edition takes a fresh look at the cool and curious words we use, and tells the stories of where words come from, whether they are to do with food, the supernatural, fashion, invented words, or words from the 80s, 90s, and noughties.
Binding: Hardback
Price: R140
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Oxford French Mini Dictionary
This new edition of the Oxford French Mini Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of all the essential day-to-day vocabulary with over 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations.
Binding: Flexicover
Price: R69.95
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Oxford Italian Mini Dictionary
This new edition of the Oxford Italian Mini Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of all the essential day-to-day vocabulary with over 40,000 words and phrases, and 60,000 translations.
Binding: Flexicover
Price: R79.95
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Oxford Paperback Dictionary & Thesaurus
The Oxford Paperback Dictionary & Thesaurus is a great value-for-money product. It is the ultimate one-stop reference, containing both a dictionary and a thesaurus in one handy reference volume.
Binding: Paperback
Price: R134.95
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