Macquarie Complete Australian Dictionary

Macquarie Complete Australian Dictionary - The Macquarie Complete Australian Dictionary app is both international and uniqu

This is the version of Macquarie Complete Australian Dictionary for iPhone / iPod Touch.

The Macquarie Complete Australian Dictionary app is both international and uniquely Australian, providing users with the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date reference of Australian English. The app answers the needs of users on matters of spelling, pronunciation and usage for the complete record of English as it is used in Australia, from the colourfully colloquial to the highly technical.Based on the complete Macquarie Dictionary Fifth Edition and equivalent to a 1900 page book retailing at A$130, the app includes:• Over 210,000 definitions
• Over 121,000 headwords and phrases
• Over 13,000 encyclopedic entries
• 22,000 word origins or etymologies
• 114,500 IPA pronunciations
• Illustrative phrases
• Regionalisms
• Extensive usage notes
Search features include:Simple and fast search
Fuzzy search for similar sounding words
Suggests search terms as you type
Access anytime without an internet connection
Cross-reference links
Browser-like definition content navigation
Compatible with VoiceOver

Based on the Macquarie Dictionary Fifth Edition, published in November 2009, the app is completely up-to-date and features thousands of new words, phrases and definitions such as animateur, baby bump, breadcrumb navigation, celeblog, click-and-mortar, ecosophy, first-person shooter, flashpacker, freeconomics, gene bank and toxic debt.
It also includes:
• words relating to the environment and climate change -- acid shock, bioethanol, climate wars, ecological footprint, ecowarrior, and global commons
• new computer words and technical jargon -- advergaming, breadcrumb navigation, cybersquatting and first-person shooter
• new encyclopedic entries -- Barack Obama, Barangaroo, Black Saturday, Earth Hour, Great Pacific Garbage Patch and Stephanie Rice
• words and phrases from regional Australia -- black snow, hydro pole, maisonette, nointer and schnitterThis 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.

***** Macquarie, by definition Australian *****• Over 210,000 definitions
• Over 121,000 headwords and phrases
• Over 13,000 encyclopedic entries
• 22,000 word origins or etymologies
• 114,500 IPA pronunciations
• Illustrative phrases
• Regionalisms
• Extensive usage notes
Search features include:Simple and fast search
Fuzzy search for similar sounding words
Suggests search terms as you type
Access anytime without an internet connection
Cross-reference links
Browser-like definition content navigation
Compatible with VoiceOver

Based on the Macquarie Dictionary Fifth Edition, published in November 2009, the app is completely up-to-date and features thousands of new words, phrases and definitions such as animateur, baby bump, breadcrumb navigation, celeblog, click-and-mortar, ecosophy, first-person shooter, flashpacker, freeconomics, gene bank and toxic debt.
It also includes:
• words relating to the environment and climate change -- acid shock, bioethanol, climate wars, ecological footprint, ecowarrior, and global commons
• new computer words and technical jargon -- advergaming, breadcrumb navigation, cybersquatting and first-person shooter
• new encyclopedic entries -- Barack Obama, Barangaroo, Black Saturday, Earth Hour, Great Pacific Garbage Patch and Stephanie Rice
• words and phrases from regional Australia -- black snow, hydro pole, maisonette, nointer and schnitterThis 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.

***** Macquarie, by definition Australian *****

This is the iPhone / iPod Touch version of Macquarie Complete Australian Dictionary