Australian Mini Oxford Dictionary


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This is an Australian dictionary for adults, with updated content, including new and revised headwords and phrases based on the latest research of the Australian National Dictionary Centre.




Australian Oxford Mini Dictionary


Book Description

This new edition has been completely revised and updated, with hundreds of new entries added that reflect the important areas of contemporary word creation. The Oxford Australian Mini Dictionary is written for those who need a compact guide to the spelling and meaning of words in the English language today. Like other Australian dictionaries published by Oxford University Press, it draws on the continually updated database of Australian English at the Australian National Dictionary Centre at the Australian National University in Canberra, as well as the vast resources of the Oxford English Dictionary and its continually updated database. The words in this dictionary have been chosen with careful attention to the needs and interests of its intended audience.




The Australian Oxford Mini Dictionary


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The Australian Oxford Minidictionary, the smallest member of the Oxford family of Australian dictionaries, is written for those needing a compact guide to the spelling and meaning of words in the English language today.




Oxford English Dictionary


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The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.




Oxford Mini Dictionary and Thesaurus


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An easy-to-use integrated dictionary and thesaurus containing 40,000 up-to-date words, phrases, and definitions and 65,000 synonyms and antonyms.




Pocket Oxford English Dictionary


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This dictionary offers coverage of English as an international language, the defining style is straightforward and non-technical, and thousands of examples illustrate idiomatic usage.




Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary


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First published in 1976, the Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary has remained Australia's best-selling dictionary. The seventh edition retains the popular features of previous editions and adds many new Australian and international words and meanings. All Australian words and meanings are labelled with an Aust. regional marker. The seventh edition of the Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary is an indispensable guide to English as it is written and spoken in Australia.




Minidictionary for Nurses


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This dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of the ever-expanding vocabulary of the nursing professions in an authoritative and accessible way. A must-have for all nurses, students of nursing, medical practitioners and professionals including midwives and health visitors.




The Australian Oxford Mini Dictionary


Book Description

From the research of the Australian National Dictionary Centre and Oxford University Press comes this brand new third edition of Australia's best selling trade dictionary (source: 2004 Neilsen BookScan figures). The Australian Oxford Mini Dictionary is written for those who need a compact guide to the spelling and meaning of words in the English language today. In addition to words and meanings, the dictionary also provides assistance on correct usage and style. This new edition has been extensively updated in the light of evidence collected by the Australian National Dictionary Centre and the ongoing research of the Oxford English Dictionary and its continually updated database.




The Oxford English Minidictionary


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