The ''Australian Oxford Dictionary'', sometimes abbreviated as ''AOD'', is a dictionary of

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published by

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.Warden, Ian "Some Balltearers For The Scrabble Board" 27 October 1999 Canberra Times P7 The ''AOD'' combines elements of the previous Oxford publication, ''

The Australian National Dictionary ''The Australian National Dictionary: Australian Words and Their Origins'' is a historical dictionary of Australian English, recording 16,000 words, phrases, and meanings of Australian origin and use. The first edition of the dictionary, edited by ...

'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''AND''), which was a comprehensive, historically based record of 10,000 words and phrases representing Australia's contribution to

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

. However, ''The Australian National Dictionary'' was not a full dictionary, and could not be used as one in the normal sense. The ''AOD'' borrowed its scholarship both from the ''AND'' and from ''

The Oxford English Dictionary The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') is the first and foundational historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP). It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a com ...

'', and competed with the ''

Macquarie Dictionary The ''Macquarie Dictionary'' () is a dictionary of Australian English. It is generally considered by universities and the legal profession to be the authoritative source on Australian English. It also pays considerable attention to New Zealand En ...

'' when it was released in 1999. Like the ''Macquarie'', the ''AOD'' combines elements of a normal dictionary with those of an encyclopaedic volume. It is a joint effort of Oxford University and the

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. The ''AOD''s current editor is Bruce Moore. Its content is largely sourced from the databases of Australian English at the

Australian National Dictionary Centre The Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) at the Australian National University in Canberra is a major centre for lexicographical research in Australia. It is jointly funded by the Australian National University and Oxford University Pres ...

and ''The Oxford English Dictionary''. It also draws on the latest research into

International English International English is the concept of using the English language as a global means of communication similar to an international auxiliary language, and often refers to the movement towards an international standard for the language. Relat ...

. The second edition contains more than 110,000

headword In morphology and lexicography, a lemma (plural ''lemmas'' or ''lemmata'') is the canonical form, dictionary form, or citation form of a set of word forms. In English, for example, ''break'', ''breaks'', ''broke'', ''broken'' and ''breaking'' ...

s and more than 10,000 encyclopaedic entries.Australian Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press web site
In addition to the flagship Australian Oxford Dictionary, shorter versions including the ''Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary'', ''Australian Paperback Oxford Dictionary'', ''Australian School Oxford Dictionary'', ''Australian Students Oxford Dictionary'' and ''Australian School Oxford Dictionary'' are also published.

Publications

Australian Oxford Dictionary

*First edition (): *Second edition (Australian Oxford Dictionary Second Edition) (/): Includes over 110,000 headwords. :*?th impression (2004-12-06)

Australian Oxford Paperback Dictionary

*Second edition (/): :*?th impression (1996-12-01) *Fourth (fifth?) edition (): Includes over 70,000 headwords. :*/ (includes 12 months free access to the Online Australian Dictionary & Thesaurus) ::*?th impression (2011-11-07) ::*?th impression (2012-04-05)

References

External links

*Oxford University Press page
Australian Oxford Dictionary (2 ed.)Australian Oxford Paperback Dictionary 5th edition
*Oxford Reference page
2nd edition
*Australian National University page
Oxford Dictionaries
*WordWeb page

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