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Page 1: ...ford Dictionary of English 14 Using the New Oxford Thesaurus of English 18 Using the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations 20 Using the Super Jump function 23 Using the History function 25 Using the Calculator function 26 Using the Converter function 27 Appendices 29 Introductions to the Dictionaries 32 ...

Page 2: ...e without prior notice use the glass material may break he unit unduly can damage it ose the unit to an extremely humid or dusty environment e it is adequately protected when carried with other objects ds can splash onto it Raindrops water spray juice coffee steam perspiration etc will also UK and in certain other countries red trademarks of their respective holders ...

Page 3: ...alculations 26 Calculation examples 26 Using the Converter function Currency converter 27 Metric converter 28 Appendices Replacing the battery 29 Reset procedure if trouble occurs 30 Specifications 30 Troubleshooting 31 Product support 31 Introductions to the Dictionaries Oxford Dictionary of English 32 New Oxford Thesaurus of English 45 Oxford Dictionary of Quotations 50 ...

Page 4: ...lacement switch is placed at the NORMAL OPERATION position then press o again If the power still cannot be switched on try following steps 1 through 6 in the above procedure again 7 Adjust the LCD contrast by using and press e The key sound on off screen will appear 8 Select Y or N to turn the key sound on off The main menu screen will appear The LCD contrast and the key sound settings can be adju...

Page 5: ... more than one function The appropriate key function will be shown according to the input status Example 1 will be shown as either Q 1 or 1 depending on the input status Example 2 will be shown as either G or depending on the input status The functions indicated with green typeface are second functions Press and release then press an appropriate key Example 1 l directs to press and release then pr...

Page 6: ...naries red in a the prior mitted by organiza e should riginal ered due to ations have are cases ave been ns on rsion of the ...

Page 7: ...5 Clear key Font size shift key Page scroll key Back space key Cursor keys Enter key Dictionary function selection key Display ...

Page 8: ...dow Press to scroll up down per text row Press to scroll up down per visible window Note In this manual symbols are not shown in the display examples Certain symbols may appear on the display only when the LCD contrast is set to dark Please ignore these symbols as they are not used by this product Operation guidance message A brief guidance message may appear at the bottom of the screen to help yo...

Page 9: ...unction in the main menu Press m The main menu appears Select an item by its index number using the number keys 1 through 5 The initial screen of the selected item appears The desired item can also be selected by using the keys followed by pressing the e key ...

Page 10: ...ed Selecting each entry Use to place the cursor indicated as on the left of the listed items at the desired entry then press e The detail view of the entry appears Scrolling the view Refer to the section Scrolling the view in the previous section List view selecting an item scrolling ch item or by pressing more w press ...

Page 11: ...ess z again to toggle back the displayed characters to 12 dot base The character size setting will be retained until the next time z is pressed The z key is functional in the following views The list view detail view or filter search view of each Dictionary The Super Jump window The contents of the Note Recalling the terms previously searched h The history of up to 30 items in each dictionary is a...

Page 12: ...the desired icon if necessary then press e to view the contents To exit press f twice The first push of the f key closes the contents view then the second deselects the icon Example Browse the Note contents of earth in the Oxford Dictionary of English 1 Open the detail view of earth 2 Use the key or key to scroll down the view so that a Note icon will be visible 3 Press r The Note icon will be sel...

Page 13: ...ange the setting To delete the history list see page 25 Setting the key sound on off The key sound a short audible beep when a key is pressed can be set to on or off 1 Press m 5 then 1 to toggle the key sound on or off A splash message appears to indicate the change of setting then the main menu will be displayed ...

Page 14: ...characters are described in this section Character entry A simple example of inputting characters is shown below Example Enter a word clear for search 1 Press d to open the input screen of the Oxford Dictionary of English 2 Type clear On the keyboard press C L E A then R Note While entering characters exclude characters such as spaces hyphens apostrophes slashes and periods Example ...

Page 15: ... the end of the string press three times to delete nal 4 Next press three times to move the cursor under the letter t 5 Press once to delete a character on the left of cursor x will be deleted Adding characters Example 6 In the above example press N to insert a letter n on the left of the cursor The search will be narrowed with the word enter Note Press b to delete all characters entered ...

Page 16: ...ntering characters exclude characters such as spaces hyphens apostrophes slashes and periods See page 12 for details Note The wildcard character must not be entered in the input field of the Dictionary The wildcard character can be used in the Crossword solver see page 15 and Random quote function see page 22 Up to 24 characters can be entered in the input field of the Dictionary When searching wo...

Page 17: ...sword solver then press e The Crossword solver s input screen appears 2 Type ma n into the input field Press the key three times to enter 3 Press e to start the search A list of the wildcard matches appear Up to 100 words may be displayed in the list 4 In the list select a desired word using the number keys The detail view with definitions of the selected word appears Press f to return to the prev...

Page 18: ...o initiate the spellcheck function Words with similar spellings will be listed While Searching Press ENTER to break is visible press e to stop the search Note that if the search is interrupted the list of possible results may not include all the closest matches If the word is typed with the correct spelling it will appear at the top of the displayed list If two or more words with an identical spel...

Page 19: ...17 in this as a displayed It e desired of English mplete than played you may wish n on pages ...

Page 20: ... characters While entering characters exclude characters such as spaces hyphens apostrophes slashes and periods See page 12 for details Note Up to 24 characters can be entered in the input field When searching words containing 25 characters or more narrow down the search to select the words from the list manually Browsing Notes When the icons appear in the detail view a note can be selected and br...

Page 21: ...19 s in the input for ss e omentarily be e detail view ds r press b Further information For further information on using this thesaurus refer to the Introduction on pages 45 50 ...

Page 22: ...ayed Press e to list the headers that alphabetically follow the entered string Note about entering characters While entering characters exclude characters such as spaces hyphens apostrophes slashes and periods See page 12 for details Note The names of collections or compilations such as the Bible or Anonymous can be used for a search Instead of inputting an author s surname you might wish to try e...

Page 23: ...screen The name of the author and the Note icon will appear on the first or second row While the Note icon is visible on the screen press r and e to view the full set of quotations of the author the same result can be viewed by initiating the search by entering the name of the author Press f to return to the previous screen Press l to list the search results To initiate a new search simply start t...

Page 24: ...yed Press several times to sequentially initiate the Random quotes Press f to return to the initial screen of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations The name of the author and the Note icon will appear on the first or second row While the Note icon is visible on the screen press r and e to view the full set of quotations of the author the same result can be viewed by initiating the search by entering...

Page 25: ...he window or can be used to scroll the window 6 Press e to jump to the definition of the selected word The detail view of the selected word appears Press f to display the previous view Note A Super Jump search from any of the dictionaries will return matching entries in the following dictionaries Oxford Dictionary of English New Oxford Thesaurus of English For items marked with a Jump icon found i...

Page 26: ...specify the nd l view after en imes by ...

Page 27: ...eletion appears 4 Press Y The selected word is deleted Deleting the history list of a Dictionary 1 Press m then 5 to open the Set up menu 2 Press 4 to select Deleting history 3 Use the number keys to select the history list you wish to delete A confirmation dialog for deletion appears To delete all history lists select ALL Selecting only DICT or only THES will also delete the history list of each ...

Page 28: ...14 12 14 5 123456789098 145 Operation 24 4 2 34 57 The second figure 57 45 becomes the constant Subtraction and division are performed in the same way as above 68 25 The first figure 68 40 becomes the constant 200 10 9 36 200 10 500 20 4 8 25 5 84 3 68 17 12 14 135 5 b 123456789098 145 Display 8 91 102 1 700 2 720 20 25 220 400 4 096 0 125 M 125 M 28 M 85 M 182 M 26 M 3 510 M 5 2 0 E 17 9012344192...

Page 29: ...al point can be entered in the currency rate input field 4 Press e The currency name and its rate are set Converting currencies The conversion calculation can be performed using the previously set conversion rate Example Convert C 175 to pounds when setting the rate 1 C 0 7 1 Press m 4 1 to display the currency converter 2 Input 175 You may input a simple formula such as 35 5 instead 3 Press to ex...

Page 30: ...apable of being converted The following conversion formulae can be utilised length1 inch cm length2 feet m length3 yard m length4 mile km weight1 ounce g weight2 pound kg temperature F C volume pint litre surface area1 mile2 km2 surface area2 acre hectare ...

Page 31: ...the battery replacement switch located on the bottom of the unit to the REPLACE BATTERY position 3 Remove the battery cover 4 Remove the used battery and insert the one new battery Make sure the battery polarity is correctly orientated 5 Replace the battery cover 6 Set the battery replacement switch to the NORMAL OPERATION position 7 Open the unit and press o to turn the power on The LCD contrast ...

Page 32: ...tor function 12 digit calculation of addition subtraction multiplication division percentage memory calculation etc Converter function 12 digit conversion of currency and measurement Power consumption 0 11 W Operating temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Power supply 1 5 V DC Alkaline battery LR03 size AAA 1 Battery life Approx 200 hours If data is continuously displayed at 25 C 77 F Note May vary acco...

Page 33: ...AL but the ch See page f the Auto ginal form Product support If you have read this operation manual but you still require product support you can Visit our web site http www sharp co uk Or Telephone 08705 274277 ...

Page 34: ... frequently used modern sense of a word is a figurative one The core sense also acts as a gateway to other related subsenses These subsenses are grouped under the core sense each one being introduced by a solid square symbol There is a logical relationship between each subsense and the core sense under which it appears The organization of senses according to this logical relationship is designed t...

Page 35: ...arded collectively EXAMPLE management were extremely cooperative HEADWORD ambassador CORE SENSE an accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country SUBSENSE a representative or promoter of a specified activity EXAMPLE he is a good ambassador for the industry Many entries have just one core sense However some entries are more complex and have different strand...

Page 36: ...of English includes all those terms forming part of the enduring common knowledge of English speakers regardless of whether they are classified as words or names The information given is the kind of information that people are likely to need from a dictionary however that information may be traditionally classified Both the style of definitions in the Oxford Dictionary of English and the inclusion...

Page 37: ...ily found in the plural and is not used in the singular with the indefinite article a it is normal to talk about bacon for example but not a bacon or three bacons while a count noun is one which can be used with the indefinite article a and can take a plural e g shirt shirts For examples of mass nouns see bacon badminton and banking By default all nouns in this dictionary are to be regarded as cou...

Page 38: ...he plural e g ear in an ear for rhythm and melody Terms relating to verbs with obj used to mark a verb which takes a direct object i e is transitive the type of direct object being shown in brackets in the definition For example see belabour no obj used to mark a verb which takes no direct object i e is intransitive For example see bristle with adverbial used to mark a verb which takes an obligato...

Page 39: ...t research has focused on identifying combinations that are not merely frequent but also statistically significant In the Oxford English Corpus the two words end the occur very frequently together but they do not form a statistically significant unit since the word the is the commonest in the language The combinations end up and end in on the other hand are shown to be more significant and tell th...

Page 40: ...are given within entries to explain the origin of particular senses phrases or idioms For example how did the figurative use of red herring come about Why do we call something a flash in the pan See the internal etymologies under red herring and flash The Oxford Dictionary of English presents the information in a straightforward user friendly fashion immediately following the relevant definition I...

Page 41: ...ples see man native and disabled Standard English Unless otherwise stated the words and senses recorded in this dictionary are all part of standard English that is they are in normal use in both speech and writing everywhere in the world at many different levels of formality ranging from official documents to casual conversation Some words however are appropriate only in particular contexts and th...

Page 42: ...d sense or expression well known and standard in British English is used anywhere else The picture that emerges is one of complex interactions among an overlapping set of regional standards The vast majority of words and senses in the Oxford Dictionary of English are common to all the major regional standard varieties of English but where important local differences exist the Oxford Dictionary of ...

Page 43: ...orrect All forms are found in use all are recorded in the Oxford English Corpus and other standard texts However there is a broad tendency to avoid hyphenation for noun compounds in modern English except when used to show grammatical function see below Thus there is for example a preference for airstream rather than air stream and for air raid rather than air raid Although this is a tendency in bo...

Page 44: ...nding in y which inflect by changing y to i e g try tries tried verbs in which past tense and past participle do not follow the regular ed pattern e g feel past and past participle felt awake past awoke past participle awoken present participles which add ing but retain a final e in order to make clear that the pronunciation of g remains soft e g singe singeing Nouns Plurals formed by adding s or ...

Page 45: ...is recognized that although the English of southern England is the pronunciation given many variations are heard in standard speech in other parts of the English speaking world The symbols used for English words with their values are given below In multi syllable words the symbol is used to show that the following syllable is stressed as in k bal the symbol indicates a secondary stress as in kal b...

Page 46: ...rti Russian Grozny Spanish Algeciras zarzuela Vowels Short vowels 6 German Abitur A Dutch Nederland e French abbé Italian Croce Spanish Albacete o French auberge Italian Palio Spanish Cortes O French Bonnard German durchkomponiert Greek Dhílos Hungarian Brassó Italian Borgia 9 French Pasteur French Montreux u French Anjou Italian Duccio Spanish Asunción long vowels indicates length a Dutch Den Haa...

Page 47: ... The word thesaurus comes from a Greek word meaning treasure house All thesauruses contain lists of words that are linked by having a similar meaning but this thesaurus goes much further it also contains antonyms words with opposite meanings related terms noun lists detailed studies of closely related synonyms advice on confusable words and other features A common everyday use for a thesaurus is a...

Page 48: ...onyms It is sometimes argued that no two words have exactly the same meaning Even words as similar in meaning as close and shut may have slightly different nuances Closing a shop implies that the shop is no longer open for business so no one can come in On the other hand shutting a shop implies that the shop is being made secure so nothing can be taken out A similar distinction is found between st...

Page 49: ...be trusted for guidance on using unfamiliar words in an idiomatic way Where part of an example is displayed in bold type this indicates that some or all of the synonyms can be substituted for that particular phrase not just for the headword alone Thus at attached the example given is she was very attached to her brother In this case the synonyms are all equivalent to attached to FOND OF devoted to...

Page 50: ...ent levels of formality ranging from official documents to casual conversation These general synonyms are given first in each synonym set Some words however are appropriate only in particular contexts and these are placed after the standard expressions and labelled accordingly The technical term for these differences in levels of usage is register The main register labels used in this thesaurus ar...

Page 51: ...w hot is it but that commits the speaker to the notion that it is hot at least to some extent So hot and cold are at opposite ends of a continuum rather than being absolutes For many words there is no single word that counts as an antonym but there may be a phrase that gets the opposite meaning across For example what is the opposite of senile There is no exact antonym but the phrase in the prime ...

Page 52: ... clear from correspondents over the years that many of our users expect to be able to find this material in the Dictionary For the first time the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations gives proper place to the sacred texts of world religions This is of course appropriate to a multicultural age but it has also been fascinating to see how words and phrases from these sources are already permeating the Eng...

Page 53: ... to be found The Dictionary can also provide the origin of what are now established phrases in our language cruel and unusual punishment and the the sins of the fathers are both for the first time found here Chronologically the Dictionary spans the ages and it is exciting that we have been able to enrich the dictionary with quotations from earlier centuries which bring the speakers vividly to life...

Page 54: ...ertising slogans span a chronological range from 1859 Worth a guinea a box Beecham s pills to 1998 Maybe just maybe the British national lottery Borrowed titles gives the origins of among others The Golden Bough Virgil and Ring of Bright Water Kathleen Raine Film lines make their usual strong showing with some new additions And call off Christmas snarls Alan Rickman in Robin Hood Last words range ...

Page 55: ...ences are also made to other entries in which the author appears e g see also Epitaphs and see also Lennon and McCartney Within each author entry quotations are separated by literary form novels plays poems see further below and within each group arranged by order of title a and the being ignored Foreign language text is given for most literary quotations or if it is felt that the quotation is fam...

Page 56: ...ntry In some cases the quotation may exist in two forms or may depend on an earlier source not quoted in its own right when that happens the subordinate quotation is given directly below the quotation to which it relates Authors who have their own entry are typographically distinguished by the use of bold of William Shakespeare by Mae West in context or source notes Theme Search A selection of quo...

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