Macquarie dictionary.

Sydney : Macquarie Dictionary Publishers, 2020.

8th edition

90033

English language -- Australia -- Dictionaries.

English language -- Dictionaries.

Australianisms -- Dictionaries.

1. A-K

2. L-Z.

The Macquarie Dictionary Eighth Edition is nationally and internationally regarded as the standard reference on Australian English. An up-to-date account of our variety of English, it not only includes words and senses peculiar to Australian English, but also those common to the whole English-speaking world. The Eighth Edition features: - a comprehensive record of English as it is used in Australia today - more than 3500 new entries such as algorithmic bias, cancel culture, deepfake, eco-anxiety, hygge, influencer, Me Too, ngangkari, single-use, social distancing - thousands of updated entries to reflect changing perspectives relating to the environment, politics, technology and the internet - illustrative phrases showing how a word is used in context - words and phrases from regional Australia - etymologies of words and phrases - extensive usage notes - foreword by Kim Scott, multi-award-winning novelist. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references (pp. 1786-1789)

9781760556594

2 v. (xix, 1798 pages) ; 31 cm