num_pages: 1792
description: 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.
language: English
title: Macquarie Dictionary Eighth Edition
publisher: Macquarie Dictionary Publishers