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This work is issued to meet the needs of those who require a fairly complete but medium-sized dictionary. The Pocket Dictionary generally known as Nicholson’s, issued in 1895 after having been almost entirely re-written and carefully revised by the Rev. J. Simon de Silva, B.A., has been taken as a basis.
The present dictionary is designed to meet the long, felt need of the English knowing reader who is interested in the study of classical as well as modern Sinhalese. Rev, T. Moscrop’s dictionary is based on the Claugh dictionary and gives English equivalents of Sinhalese words both the simple and the more difficult versions which would satisfy both the layman and the purist. It also renders explanation of important technical terms occurring in different ...