Macquarie Concise Dictionary 3.0
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ABOUT Macquarie Concise Dictionary
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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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