Macquarie Concise Dictionary Seventh Edition

Macquarie Dictionary

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Macmillan
28 March 2017

Language: reference & general; Dictionaries

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This Macquarie Concise Dictionary Seventh Edition

provides an up-to-date reference of Australian English, with wide

coverage to meet the needs of the general dictionary user. Based on the comprehensive Macquarie Dictionary Seventh Edition,

this volume includes words and meanings which are particular to our variety

of English, as well as those common to the whole English-speaking world, with

evidence sourced from corpus data.

The

Macquarie Concise Dictionary includes:

· hundreds of new words and

definitions such as Bechdel test,

fat-shame, freecycle, lane filtering, robopoll

· words relating to technology, the internet and social media, such as big data, cyberwarrior, digital tattoo,

domotics, dox, listicle, live-tweet, smart buoy

· words and phrases from regional Australia, such as early minute, four-pointer, mufti day,

Stobie pole

· illustrative phrases which clearly show how a word is used in context

· valuable usage

notes

· etymologies (word origins)

Each copy also includes a free six-month

subscription to the Macquarie Dictionary Online (www.macquariedictionary.com.au) -- Australia's National Dictionary.

By: Macquarie Dictionary
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 255mm, Width: 196mm, Spine: 63mm
Weight: 2.319kg
ISBN: 9781742619828
ISBN 10: 1742619827
Publication Date: 28 March 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active