Australian Oxford Dictionary

Publisher's description

The ultimate guide to contemporary Australian English.

Australian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd Edition

Much more than a collection of antipodean colloquialisms!
AOD is a learned study of the wider sphere of the English language.

The ultimate guide to contemporary Australian English, this is a major revision of the most authoritative Australian Dictionary for all Australians. This flagship dictionary draws on the databases of Australian English at the Australian National Dictionary Centre including its fast-growing national corpus and its research into Australian English, as well as the resources of the incomparable Oxford English Dictionary

Over 110,000 headwords -over 200,000 index entries
More than 12,500 encyclopedic entries with special attention to Australian culture and history, including Aboriginal history.
Detailed word origins given for most entries
The encyclopedic entries are more detailed than in any comparable Australian dictionary for example, the place-name entries not only geographically locate the place in question, but also provide information about the character of the place and its historical, economic, or political importance.
Detailed entries on many topics political parties, religious organisations, historical events, mythological, fictional characters, and more
Special appendices include grammar, punctuation, Australian leaders and collective nouns

This iPhone/iPod touch version also includes:

over 45,000 authentic Oxford sound files
progressive look-up for quick searching
unique three-way cross-referencing index
wildcard searches for unknown spellings
hyperlinks on words in definitions
support for an external thesaurus (if installed)
round-trip lookup from third-party apps *
automatic search history function
bookmark with notes facility
complete front matter and appendices
no internet connect is required

works with Enfour's "SpellChecker" app.
works with external thesaurus apps.

The Australian Oxford Dictionary is edited by Australia's most influential lexicographer, Dr Bruce Moore. As in all his Oxford dictionaries, Dr Moore is attuned to new currents in Australian language and usage. He includes a full range of neologisms, especially the protean language of younger Australians and of computing and electronic communication. This is not just a dictionary for scholars and pedants. It reveals our changing language in up-to-date and entertaining ways, and it will be an essential reference for the new millennium.


Enfour is proudly owned and operated by Australians based in Tokyo. We have been supplying dictionaries and language solutions internationally for nearly 20 years.

Australian Oxford Dictionary (AOD) © Oxford University Press 2004


Powered by Enfour's -"UniDict Engine 2"

-to enable thesaurus lookup install Enfour's "Companion Thesaurus" or "Roget's II".
Will also works with "OTE" out of "Oxford Deluxe".

* third-party round-trip lookup API is free.
ask your favorite app's developer to contact Enfour.


User Reviews:

Dear "Manuel Cervera",
AOD does support tapping on symbols to open the pronunciation symbol guide. If you are having trouble, please email us. Cheers.