Macquarie Dictionary Ninth Edition
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Macquarie Dictionary Ninth Edition
By (Author) Macquarie Dictionary
Pan Macmillan Australia
Macquarie
12th September 2023
Australia
Classifications
Non Fiction
Language: reference and general
Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects
Physical Properties
Hardback
1856
Width 231mm, Height 325mm, Spine 100mm
4992g
Description
The Macquarie Dictionary is nationally and internationally regarded as the standard reference on Australian English. An up-to-date account of our variety of English, it not only includes words and senses peculiar to Australian English, but also those common to the whole English-speaking world. The Ninth Edition features: - a comprehensive record of English as it is used in Australia today - inclusion of the latest new words, such as bossware, coercive control, infodemic, long COVID, neopronoun, Omicron, prebunking, pyrocumulonimbus, range anxiety, Teal, truth-telling - updated entries to reflect changing perspectives relating to the environment, society, politics, technology and the internet - illustrative phrases showing how a word is used in context - vocabulary and usages from regional Australia - etymologies of words and phrases - extensive usage notes - foreword by Markus Zusak, international bestselling author - free 12-month subscription to Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus Online (www.macquariedictionary.com.au)
Author Bio
The Macquarie Dictionary was first published in print in 1981 and has been online since 2003. It contains the complete record of English as it is used in Australia, and is nationally and internationally regarded as the standard reference on Australian English. The Macquarie Dictionary - Australia's national dictionary. www.macquariedictionary.com.au
