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Oxford Dictionary of English Oxford Thesaurus of English Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Oxford Crossword Dictionary Oxford Puzzle Solv er ELECTRONIC DICTIONAR Y OPERA TION MANU AL MODEL PW -E500A P age • Getting Star ted ........................................................ 3 • Using the Oxf ord Dictionar y of English ................ 15 ? ...
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1 Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the SHARP Electronic Dictionar y , model PW -E500A. The PW -E500A contains data based on the f ollo wing dictionaries (see page 5): • Oxf ord Dictionar y of English • Oxf ord Thesaurus of English • Oxf ord Dictionar y of Quotations • Oxf ord Cross word Dictionary • Oxf ord Puzzle Solv er After read ...
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2 CONTENTS Getting Star ted Using the PW -E500A f or the first time ......................................................... 3 La yout ........................................................................................................... 6 Basic operation ........................................................................................ ...
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3 Getting Started Using the PW -E500A for the first time Be sure to perf or m the f ollowing oper ations bef ore using the PW -E500A f or the first time. 1. Set the batter y replacement s witch on the bottom of the unit to the ‘REPLACE BA TTER Y’ position. 2. Remov e the batter y cov er . 3. Inser t the one batter y . Mak e sure the batter y po ...
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4 T urning the power on/off The power can be s witched on by pressing the ke ys listed belo w . To tur n off the pow er , press o . Key o m d t u s y Displa y status upon star t-up Restores the displa y as it was bef ore the unit w as switched off (Resume function). The main menu screen appears . The input screen or menu screen of each dictionary a ...
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5 Data contained in the PW-E500A The dictionar y data contained in this unit is based on the f ollo wing dictionaries: • Oxf ord Dictionar y of English 2e © Oxf ord Univ ersity Press 2003 • Oxf ord Thesaurus of English 2e © Oxf ord Univ ersity Press 2004 • Oxf ord Dictionar y of Quotations 6e © Oxf ord Univ ersity Press 2004 • Oxf ord Cr ...
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6 Menu k e y Bac klight ke y F ont siz e shift k ey P age scroll k eys Layout Bac kspace/Clear ke y Cursor ke ys Enter ke y Escape ke y Po w er on/off ke y Displa y symbols (Ref er to the ne xt page f or details) Dictionar y/function selection k eys 2nd function ke y Utility ke ys f or Dictionaries Displa y ...
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7 This symbol will be displa yed when the battery lev el is lo w . Promptly replace the old batter y with a ne w one. Indicates that the ke y sound (beep) is set to ON. Indicates that ^ has been pressed. These arrows suggest that more contents can be bro wsed by scrolling up/ down the windo w . { } : Press to scroll up/do wn per te xt row . < &g ...
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8 Basic operation Inputting words for a dictionary search In this section, the basic search operation is described. For details , ref er to the manual chapter f or each dictionary . <Example> Find definitions of ‘conv enience’ in the Oxf ord Dictionar y of English . 1. Press d to displa y the input screen for the Oxf ord Dictionar y of En ...
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9 Filter search view: selecting an item; scrolling Press d , then type A , and B . ‘ab’ is entered, and words star ting from ‘ab’ listed. Selecting each entry Use } { to place the cursor (indicated as ‘ ’ on the left of the listed items) at the desired entr y , then press e . The detail view of the entry appears. Scrolling the view Ref ...
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10 12 dot-based (def ault) 9 dot-based Detail view: scrolling Press d , then type A , and e . The detail view with definitions appears . Browsing contents above/below the screen ‘ ’ and/or ‘ ’ may appear on the left side of the screen, indicating that more inf ormation can be browsed by scrolling up/down the vie w . Use } { or > < . S ...
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11 Browsing Notes ( r ) A Note icon ( & ) ma y appear in the detail view . This indicates that a note can be selected to view e xtr a inf or mation (additional inf ormation, usage note, etc.) of the entr y . Press r to select the icon. If more than one icon is visible, then the topmost icon will be selected, and use the } { ] [ ke ys to select ...
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12 Note: • Using the r ke y will displa y the f ollowing: • Oxf ord Dictionar y of English • Usage notes • Additional (bo x ed) inf or mation • Oxf ord Thesaurus of English • ‘Choose the Right W ord’ and Confusables sections • Oxf ord Dictionar y of Quotations • The full set of quotations f or the giv en author (see page 21) • ...
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13 Setting the Auto power off activation time This product automatically turns its power off to sa ve the battery . The tur n-off time is set to five min utes by def ault. 1. Press m , 8 , then 2 . The A uto power off setting screen appears. 2. Use the { , } , [ and ] ke ys to place the chec k mark on the desired duration, then press e . The time w ...
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14 W ord Entr y f or search AC a c UK uk W ord Entr y f or search 4WD f ourwd A5 afiv e • Conv er t uppercase letters to low ercase. <Example> • Spell out the numbers when applicab le. <Example> • Enter ‘and’ instead of ‘&’. •T o enter ‘£’, place ‘l’ instead. Likewise , place ‘a’ f or ‘@’ instead. ? ...
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15 In this Dictionar y , definitions of a word can be f ound b y entering its spelling. Y ou can also search specifically f or phrases b y entering one or more ke ywords in Phrase search. Looking up a word (Filter search) A definition of a word can be look ed up b y inputting its spelling. <Example> Find the definition of ‘advance’. 1. Pr ...
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16 Phrase search To search f or idioms or phrasal v erbs, enter up to three w ords in the input field. The phrases containing ALL the entered w ords will be f ound. <Example> Search f or a phrase containing ‘take’ and ‘care’. 1. Press d to open the Oxf ord Dictionar y of English . Press } once to place the cursor at the ‘Phrase sear ...
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17 4. In the list, select a desired word using the number k eys (press 1 , in this e xample). The detail view with descriptions of the word is displa y ed. • If a word selected is not in its original f or m, and cannot be f ound as a headword, then the detail vie w of the word's original form will be displa yed. It ma y be necessar y to scro ...
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18 Input a word in this Thesaur us to find its synonyms , as well as anton yms and other related terms in the detail view . Looking up a word (Filter search) Find a set of alternative words b y inputting the spelling of a giv en word. <Example> Find a set of alternative words f or ‘make’. 1. Press t to open the Oxf ord Thesaurus of Englis ...
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19 Phrase search To search f or idioms or phrasal v erbs, enter up to three w ords in the input field. The phrases containing ALL the entered words will be f ound. <Example> Search f or a phrase containing ‘make’ and ‘up’, and find its synonyms. 1. Press t to open the Oxf ord Thesaurus of English . Press } once to place the cursor at ...
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20 Using the Oxford Dictionar y of Quotations Input an author’ s surname in the Oxf ord Dictionar y of Quotations to find his/her quotations. A search can also be initiated b y ke ywords , or it is possible to displa y quotations at random. Searching by an author name (Filter search) Find a set of related quotations b y inputting the spelling of ...
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21 Keyword search The Oxf ord Dictionar y of Quotations can accept up to three ke ywords f or a search. The quotations containing ALL the entered k eywords will be f ound. <Example> Find quotations that incor porate ‘man’ and ‘woman’. 1. Press u to open the Oxf ord Dictionar y of Quotations . Press the } ke y to place the cursor at th ...
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22 Random quote Random quote can be requested by pressing the ? at the initial screen of the Oxf ord Dictionar y of Quotations or in the detail view of the author . <Example> 1. Press u to open the initial screen of the Oxf ord Dictionar y of Quotations . 2. Press ? . A randomly selected quotation is displa yed. • Press ? se ver al times to ...
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23 Crossword solver To search f or words with incomplete spellings using the Oxf ord Cross word Dictionar y , enter a wildcard character , ‘?’, an ywhere a character is not kno wn. Place the appropriate number of ‘?’ char acters in the places of characters y et to be determined. T o put a space between words , enter ^ i ( r ke y). <Examp ...
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24 Puzzle solver The Puzzle solv er can be searched by category (such as names of writers, f amous films, types of car , e xamples of plants, and a whole host of other useful categories) to find a word (clue w ord). This was incorporated to provide easy-to-find ans w ers to general knowledge clues and quiz questions and thereby be useful while pla ...
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25 Anagram solver A word or series of letters can be entered to find any matching anag rams f ound in the Oxf ord Cross word Dictionary . <Example> Find anagrams f or ‘dear’. 1. Press y and 3 to open the Anagram solv er , then type ‘dear’ into the input field. 2. Press e to initiate the search. Up to 100 words ma y be displa y ed in t ...
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26 Using the Super jump function Use the Super jump function to select any w ord in the detail view of each dictionary , then initiate a search based on the selected word. How to use the Super jump function <Example> Initiate a Super jump search via the Oxf ord Dictionar y of English . 1. In the Oxf ord Dictionar y of English , show the detai ...
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27 Specifying a Dictionary to jump to In step 4 abov e , press d or t instead of pressing e , to specify the Dictionar y to jump to . Note icon in the Super jump window When the Note icon appears in the Super jump window , press r and e to view the contents . About the detail view after the jump • The behaviour and function of the detail vie w is ...
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28 Use the History function to recall a headword or phrase pre viously searched in the Dictionaries. How to use the History function <Example> Recall the search histor y in the Oxf ord Dictionar y of English . 1. Press d to open the Oxf ord Dictionar y of English . 2. Press h . The histor y view appears, with the most recent search placed at ...
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29 Using the Calculator function The built-in calculator in the Electronic Dictionary can perf or m 12-digit arithmetic calculations with memor y function. T o access the Calculator function, press m then 6 to select ‘Calculator’. Prior to initiating calculations • Bef ore perf or ming any calculation, press @ @ ^ b to clear the memory and th ...
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30 Using the Converter function The Conv erter function consists of two conv er ters: the Currency con v er ter , and the Metric conv er ter . Currency converter Setting a currency rate One conv ersion r ate can be set. <Example> Set the f ollowing r ate: £1 = € 0.7 1. Press m 7 1 to access the Currency conv er ter . 2. Press < . The in ...
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31 Metric converter Conv ersions between diff erent units of measurement (length, mass , etc.) can be perf or med. <Example> Conv er t 40 f eet to metres. 1. Press m 7 2 to access the Metric conv er ter . 2. Use { } to select ‘Converter [length2]’. 3. Input ‘40’. Y ou may input a simple f ormula, such as ‘25 + 15 =’, instead. 4. P ...
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32 Replacing the battery Battery used • Use only the specified alkaline batter y . Appendices Precautions • Fluid from a leaking batter y accidentally entering an ey e could result in serious injur y . Should this occur, w ash with clean w ater and immediately consult a doctor . • Should fluid from a leaking battery come in contact with your ...
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33 Reset procedure if trouble occurs Exposure to a strong ph ysical shock or po werful electrical fields ma y render the ke ys inoperab le, to the point that the po wer cannot be s witched on. If such case is suspected, tr y f ollowing the procedure belo w . Reset procedures 1. Press the RESET switch located on the bottom of the unit, with the tip ...
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34 • Appro x. 55 hours If data is searched f or 5 minutes and displa y ed f or 55 minutes with 2 minute bac klight use per hour at 25°C (77°F) Note: Ma y v ary according to various usage conditions W eight (including battery): Appro x. 156 g (0.35 lb) Dimensions (when closed): 125 mm (W) × 79.4 mm (D) × 16.8 mm (H) 4-29/32” (W) × 3-1/8” ...
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35 Oxford Dictionary of English Introduction The Oxf ord Dictionar y of English has been compiled according to principles which are quite diff erent from those of traditional dictionaries. New types of e vidence are now a vailab le in sufficient quantity to allo w le xicographers to construct a picture of the language that is more accurate than has ...
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36 (c) other extension or shift in meaning, retaining one or more elements of the core sense, e.g. HEAD W ORD: bamboo CORE SENSE: [mass noun] a giant woody grass which is g rown chiefly in the tropics. SUBSENSE: the hollow jointed stem of this plant, used as a cane or to mak e furniture and implements. HEAD W ORD: management CORE SENSE: the process ...
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37 Specialist Vocabulary One of the most impor tant uses of a dictionar y is to provide e xplanations of terms in specialized fields which are unf amiliar to a gener al user . Y et in many tr aditional dictionaries the definitions hav e been written by specialists as if f or other specialists, and as a result the definitions are often opaque and di ...
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38 Grammar In recent years g rammar has begun to enjo y greater prominence than in pre vious decades. It is once again being taught e xplicitly in state schools throughout Britain and elsewhere . In addition there is a recognition that different meanings of a w ord are closely associated with diff erent le xical and syntactic patterns. The Oxf ord ...
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39 1 T ypes or v arieties of: •f ood and drink: e.g. yogur t/y ogur ts, pasta/pastas, rum/rums. • plants: e .g. clover/clo v ers, barley/barle ys. •f abr ic: e.g. gingham/ginghams, silk/silks. • cer tain languages or subjects: e .g. English/Englishes , music/m usics. • metals and allo ys: e .g. steel/steels, solder/solders. • rocks: e.g ...
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40 [postpositive] : used to mark an adjective which is used postpositiv ely , i.e. it typically comes immediately after the noun which it modifies . Such uses are unusual in English and generally arise because the adjectiv e has been adopted from a language where postpositiv e use is standard, e.g. galore in there were prizes galore f or e v er yth ...
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41 W ord Histories The etymologies in standard dictionaries explain the language from which a w ord w as brought into English, the period at which it is first recorded in English, and the de v elopment of moder n word f orms. While the Oxf ord Dictionar y of English does this, it also goes further . It explains sense de v elopment as well as morpho ...
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42 Usage Notes ( & ) Interest in questions of good usage is widespread among English speak ers ev er ywhere, and many issues are hotly debated. In the Oxf ord Dictionar y of English , traditional issues ha v e been reappraised, and guidance is giv en on v arious points, old and ne w . The aim is to help people to use the language more accuratel ...
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43 technical : normally used only in technical and specialist language, though not necessarily restr icted to any specific subject field. rare: not in normal use. humorous: used with the intention of sounding funn y or pla yful. dialect: not used in the standard language, b ut still widely used in cer tain local regions of the English-speaking worl ...
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44 Spelling It is often said that English spelling is both irregular and illogical, and it is cer tainly true that it is only indirectly related to contemporary pronunciation. English spelling reflects not modern pronunciation but the pronunciation of the 14th century , as used by Chaucer . This traditional spelling was reinf orced in the 16th and ...
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45 A similar alternation is found in compound adjectiv es such as well intentioned . When used predicativ ely (i.e. after the verb), such adjectiv es are unh yphenated, b ut when used attributiv ely (i.e. bef ore the noun), they are h yphenated: his remarks w ere well intentioned but a well-intentioned remark . A general rule gov erning verb compou ...
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46 Adjectives The f ollowing f orms for compar ativ e and superlative are regarded as regular and are not shown in the dictionary: •w ords of one syllable adding -er and -est , e.g. great → greater , greatest •w ords of one syllable ending in silent e , which drop the -e and add -er and -est , e .g. brave → bra ver , bravest •w ords which ...
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47 ( @ ) bef ore /l/, /m/, or /n/ indicates that the syllab le ma y be realized with a syllabic l , m , or n , rather than with a v o wel and consonant, e .g. / " b V t ( @ ) n / rather than / " b V t @ n /. ( r ) indicates an r that is sometimes sounded when a v owel f ollo ws, as in dr a w er , cha-ch a ing. Foreign pronunciations F ore ...
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48 y (F rench) cr u Y (Ger man) M ü nchen j (Irish) Dái l (Russian) Arkhan g e l sk > (F rench) H orta y; (Ger man) gem ü tlich nasalized v o wels diphthongs ( ~ indicates nasality ) a p in cette aI (Ger man) Gl ei chschaltung Q cord on b leu A (F rench) D an ton, Lac Lem an E (F rench) Ami en s, Rod in 9 (F rench) V erd un O (F rench) arr on ...
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49 The words selected as headwords are gener al words that nonspecialists are lik ely to want to look up . It is the job of a dictionar y , not a thesaurus, to e xplain the meanings of unusual w ords, such as supererogator y , so such words do not get an alphabetical entr y here. Howe ver , supererogatory is giv en as a synonym at entries f or the ...
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50 she was v ery attached to her brother because the synonyms are equiv alent to attached to : f ond of , de v oted to , full of regard f or , full of admiration f or ; aff ectionate tow ards, tender to wards , caring towards; <informal> mad about, crazy about, nuts about. Linguistic evidence O TE w as compiled using the Oxf ord English Corpu ...
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51 dated : no longer used by the majority of English speak ers, b ut still encountered occasionally , especially among the older generation, e .g. measure one’ s length as a synonym f or f all do wn . historical : still used toda y , but only to ref er to some practice or article that is no longer par t of the moder n world, e.g. r uff , the type ...
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52 actual synonyms b ut which ha v e a different kind of relation to the headw ord. For e xample, at milk , the adjectiv e relating to milk is given ( lactic ); at town , the related adjectiv es urban , m unicipal , and the rarer oppidan . Examples of other types of relation include collectiv e nouns (e.g. school at dolphin , or cast at hawk ) and ...
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53 language is clearness, and we know that nothing detr acts so much from this as do unf amiliar terms, ’ said Galen, the Greek ph ysician of the 2 nd centur y AD . In 1665, John Buny an (alluding to the A uthorized V ersion of the Bible) wrote that ‘Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark; when high and learned ones do only pierce th ...
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54 insults, and, worst of all, the presumptuous judgements of the ignor ant upon their designs. We think of concer n about the influence of spin-doctors to be a comparativ ely recent phenomenon, b ut John Buchan in The Three Hostages (1924) has a recognizable account of the process: ‘Have y ou e v er considered what a diabolical w eapon that can ...
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55 comment on T . E. La wrence, ‘Alwa ys backing into the limelight’, is tr aditionally attributed to Lord Berners, but w e now kno w that a similar comment was made b y George Ber nard Sha w , and recorded in a contemporar y source. The diaries of the Ger man diplomat, Count Harry Kessler , tell of a meeting with Shaw in No vember 1929. Lawren ...
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56 and within each group arr anged by order of title , ‘a’ and ‘the’ being ignored. F oreign- language te xt is giv en f or most literar y quotations, or if it is f elt that the quotation is f amiliar in the language of origin. Quotations from diaries, letters, and speeches are giv en in chronological order and usually f ollow the liter ar ...
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57 ma y depend on an earlier source not quoted in its own right; when that happens , the subordinate quotation is giv en directly below the quotation to which it relates . A uthors who hav e their own entry are typographically distinguished b y the use of bold (‘of William Shakespeare ’, ‘b y Mae W est ’) in conte xt or source notes . Keywo ...
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58 In Europe: This equipment complies with the requirements of Directiv e 89/336/ EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC . Dieses Gerät entspricht den Anforderungen der EG-Richtlinie 89/ 336/EWG mit Änderung 93/68/EWG. Ce matériel répond aux exigences contenues dans la directiv e 89/ 336/CEE modifiée par la directiv e 93/68/CEE. Dit apparaat v oldoet aan ...
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