Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary
ISBN: 9780190311315
Publication Date: 26 October 2017

2018 Educational Publishing Awards Australia Category Winner: Secondary Reference Resource

The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary is a compact and comprehensive dictionary for Australian users. It presents those words that are current and relevant in the Australian context. No other Australian dictionary can claim its authority.The sixth edition draws on the most authoritative research into international English and Australian English.

The dictionary was fully edited at the Australian National Dictionary Centre in Canberrathe worlds leading research centre into the Australian English lexicon. Through Oxford University Press, the editors, Mark Gwynn and Amanda Laugesen, had access to the most comprehensiveand continually updateddatabase of the English language as it is used worldwide, the same database that informs the twenty-volume Oxford English Dictionary. Through the Centre, the editors also had access to the largest citation database of Australian English, the source of Oxfords Australian National Dictionary (second edition published in 2016).

The sixth edition of the Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary heralds a new era in Australian lexicography. Key featuresUnmatched coverage of Australian English words, usage, etymology and pronunciation for a dictionary of its sizeSuitable for school, home and the officeComprehensive coverage with over 99,000 headwordsUp-to-date Australian content