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Macquarie Concise Dictionary

The Macquarie Concise Australian Dictionary app is both international and uniquely Australian, providing a com...

$ 19.17

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The Macquarie Concise Australian Dictionary app is both international and
uniquely Australian, providing a comprehensive reference of Australian
English. The app answers the needs of users on matters of spelling,
pronunciation and usage for a wide range of words in Australian English.

Based on the Macquarie Concise Dictionary Fifth Edition and equivalent to a
1500 page book retailing at A$50, the app includes:

Over 124,000 definitions

Over 59,000 words and phrases

Over 6000 encyclopedic entries

• 22,000 word origins or etmyologies

• 25,000 IPA pronunciations

Usage notes

Etymologies

Search features include:

Simple and fast search

Fuzzy search for similar sounding words

Suggests search terms as you type

Access anytime without an internet connection

Cross-reference links

Browser-like definition content navigation

Based on the Macquarie Concise Dictionary, which is in its fifth edition, the
app is completely up-to-date and features thousands of new words definitions
such as climate wars, ecowarrior, fanta pants, flashpacker, GFC,
lifestreaming, twitterverse and toxic debt. It also includes:

• new computer words and technical jargon — advergaming, breadcrumb
navigation, cybersquatting and first-person shooter

• new encyclopedic entries — Barack Obama, Barangaroo, Black Saturday, Earth
Hour, Large Hadron Collider and Stephanie Rice

• words and phrases from regional Australia — black snow, hydro pole, nointer
and schnitter

This app is from the publishers of the popular, authoritative Macquarie
Dictionary Australia's national dictionary. The Macquarie Dictionary
continues to change, adapt and re-adjust to reflect Australian language.

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5

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1 reviews

Last update

March 3, 2013

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