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The Macquarie dictionary

The Macquarie dictionary has the following features : Headwords covering English as it is used in Australia, from the colourfully colloquial to the highly technical. Etymologies for some of the more interesting phrases in English. Where does sàve someone's bacon' come from? And what about 'on the wallaby'? Thousands of new words and senses. Words are constantly coming into use in Australian English, from many different sources. They are picked up through our extensive reading program and our consultant specialists. Illustrative material from Ozcorp, Macquarie's database of Australian writing, which is being increased and updated. Regionalisms from around Australia, many gathered from Australian Word Map, a joint online project of Macquarie and the ABC, which has called on the help of Australians all over the country to identify regionalisms from their area.

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  • "Macquarie dictionary online"@en
  • "Australian encyclopedic dictionary"@en

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  • "The Macquarie dictionary has the following features : Headwords covering English as it is used in Australia, from the colourfully colloquial to the highly technical. Etymologies for some of the more interesting phrases in English. Where does save someone's bacon come from? And what about 'on the wallaby'? Thousands of new words and senses. Words are constantly coming into use in Australian English, from many different sources. They are picked up through our extensive reading program and our consultant specialists. Illustrative material from Ozcorp, Macquarie's database of Australian writing, which is being increased and updated. Regionalisms from around Australia, many gathered from Australian Word Map, a joint online project of Macquarie and the ABC, which has called on the help of Australians all over the country to identify regionalisms from their area."
  • "The Macquarie dictionary has the following features : Headwords covering English as it is used in Australia, from the colourfully colloquial to the highly technical. Etymologies for some of the more interesting phrases in English. Where does sàve someone's bacon' come from? And what about 'on the wallaby'? Thousands of new words and senses. Words are constantly coming into use in Australian English, from many different sources. They are picked up through our extensive reading program and our consultant specialists. Illustrative material from Ozcorp, Macquarie's database of Australian writing, which is being increased and updated. Regionalisms from around Australia, many gathered from Australian Word Map, a joint online project of Macquarie and the ABC, which has called on the help of Australians all over the country to identify regionalisms from their area."@en
  • "A dictionary of Australian and New Zealand English with extensive encyclopaedic content and a great many proper names, particularly of Australian people and places."@en

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  • "Terms and phrases"
  • "Glossaries, vocabularies, etc"@en
  • "Dictionaries"@en
  • "Dictionaries"
  • "Wörterbuch"
  • "Woordenboeken (vorm)"

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  • "The Macquarie dictionary"@en
  • "The Macquarie dictionary"
  • "Macquarie dictionary Australia's national dictionary"@en
  • "The Macquarie Dictionary"
  • "The Macquarie dictionary : [the national dictionary]"@en
  • "The Macquarie dictionary : the national dictionary"
  • "Macquarie dictionary"
  • "Macquarie dictionary"@en
  • "The Macquarie dictionary : Australian's national dictionary"
  • "The Macquarie dictionary of Australian colloquial language"@en
  • "The Macquarie dictionary of Australian colloquial language"
  • "Macquarie dictionary : Australia's national dictionary"@en
  • "Macquarie dictionary : Australia's national dictionary"
  • "The Macquarie concise dictionary"
  • "The Macquarie dictionary : Australia's national dictionary"
  • "The Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Colloquial Language"

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