This fifth edition of the Macquarie Pocket Dictionary belongs to the proud pedigree of the Macquarie Dictionary, widely recognised as Australia's national dictionary. The highly successful Pocket draws on the same research and lexical database to create the most authoritative, up-to-date and definitive record of Australian English currently available in a pocket format. Written in a clear and accessible style for a home, school and office audience, the Pocket contains: more than 50 000 headwords, phrases and run-on headwords; more than 80 000 definitions; more than 1000 new entries, such as acai berry, bae, cryptocurrency, eSport, keep cup and Mx; more than 6000 encyclopedic entries, including new entries such as Brexit, Morrison, palawa kani and Rohingya; extensive coverage of specialist categories, useful etymologies and illustrative phrases; an easy-to-follow pronunciation system; appendixes on grammar, punctuation and measurement, along with other useful reference lists. Macquarie Pocket Dictionary - the up-to-date, authoritative guide to Australian English in a compact and durable format. Get a BONUS Macquarie Pocket Thesaurus with every Macquarie Pocket Dictionary!

This fifth edition of the Macquarie, measuring a new awareness of environment and fragility, will mark a turning of the tide in our consciousness, in the span of our response, in the way we give voice to place – and place to voice. (Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia)Since the Macquarie Dictionary was first published in 1981, its reputation as Australia's national dictionary has gone from strength to strength. It is now nationally and internationally regarded as the standard reference on Australian English. A comprehensive and up-to-date account of our variety of English, it not only includes all those words and senses peculiar to Australian English, but also those common to the whole English-speaking world.

This dictionary is an essential tool in the Australian primary classroom. It regular use will encourage young readers to use, explore and enjoy the richness of English.

This new edition of the Macquarie Compact Dictionary provides an up-to-date and essential reference for the most common words and phrases used in Australian English. The Macquarie Compact Dictionary includes: · more than 53,000 words and phrases · more than 85,000 definitions · up-to-date entries such as agender, bariatrics, dox, freecycle, listicle, normcore, vamping · idiomatic phrases · etymologies · illustrative phrases showing how a word is used in context · pronunciations in the International Phonetic Alphabet

Presents 1,100 high-frequency English words defined by illustrations and photographs, readings, and activities in 8 thematic units.

The most comprehensive and up to date lower-primary dictionary available in Australia, jam-packed with features to encourage confidence in Australian primary school students learning to use a dictionary for the first time.