Macquarie Dictionary

Macquarie Dictionary Australia's National Dictionary

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The Macquarie Dictionary was first published in print in 1981 and has been online since 2003. Its reputation has gone from strength to strength and it is now nationally and internationally regarded as the standard reference on Australian English. The Macquarie Dictionary features:

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gionalisms from around Australia
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20/01/2025

didjeribone: a plastic didgeridoo with a flared end, which has one piece sliding inside another to control the fundamental note and allow for tuning.

18/01/2025

schistosomiasis: a chronic disease of humans and animals caused by the presence of schistosomes in the blood, common in tropical and subtropical climates; bilharziasis.

17/01/2025

ergophobia: a morbid fear of work.

rectilinear: forming a straight line.
17/01/2025

rectilinear: forming a straight line.

16/01/2025

cataphract: an ancient coat of mail.

15/01/2025

kannonchiku: miniature palms, usually raphis palms, in Japanese style.

14/01/2025

telerecord: to record (a program, etc.) for showing on television.

13/01/2025

logorrhoea: a mental disorder characterised by excessive, and sometimes incoherent, talking.

12/01/2025

christcross: the figure or mark of a cross.

11/01/2025

selenotropism: the movement of parts of plants caused by moonlight.

10/01/2025

macedoine: a mixture of vegetables or fruit diced and served as a salad or otherwise.

loquacious: talking or disposed to talk much or freely; talkative.
09/01/2025

loquacious: talking or disposed to talk much or freely; talkative.

08/01/2025

hobbyhorse: a stick with a horse’s head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children.

07/01/2025

leucopoenia: a decrease in the number of white cells in the blood.

06/01/2025

performative: a sentence or the main verb in a sentence which performs the act indicated by virtue of being uttered, as promising or requesting, as the sentence ‘I declare you husband and wife’.

05/01/2025

floss: the cottony fibre yielded by the silk-cotton trees.

04/01/2025

defibrillation: the separation of fibres.

03/01/2025

meprobamate: a carbamate tranquilliser used in the treatment of anxiety states.

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