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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
Features include:
* Simple and fast search
* Fuzzy and wildcard search options
* Voice search
* Favourite words (new)
* Search history (new)
* Cross-reference links (new)
* Word of the day (new)
* Options to share content (new)
* Ability to adjust text display size (new)
* Access anytime without an internet connection
Based on the Macquarie Essential Dictionary, which is in its fifth edition, this app features new words, phrases and definitions such as:
• information technology — brain bank, breadcrumb trail and lifestreaming
• science — activated carbon, biofuel and saviour sibling
• health and medicine — blood doping, health tourism and lap band
• leisure and fashion — ear gauging, flashpacker, fur child and pop-up shop
• business — ecotax, footloose industry, freeconomics and global commons
• social interest — baby brain, helicopter parenting and latte liberal
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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