Australian Middle Primary Dictionary & Thesaurus (3rd Edition)

Part of the series Oxford Dictionaries.

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The Australian Middle Primary Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus (3e) is the most up-to-date, fully integrated primary dictionary and thesaurus available in Australia. It draws on the very latest Australian research into the words most commonly used by Australian children in Years 3 and 4.

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This new edition includes:

• Some 360 new entries added, including: artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, EV, net zero, screenshot, streaming, terabyte, touchscreen.

• A number of entries added as a result of their frequency in the OUP children’s corpus, including: axolotl, chipmunk, GPS, intergalactic, jalapeno, multiverse, pjs, squish, superhero, teleport, titanium.

• Over 500 edits, updates, and new senses added to existing entries, including:

  • additional synonyms, antonyms, and thesaurus sections

  • additional pronunciation guides and word building boxes

  • additional illustrative sentences.

  • additional feature boxes explaining word origins, spelling tips, and word usage

  • changes made as a result of Oxford Dictionaries sensitivity review of language

Series Components

• Age level: 8–10

• Over 11 000 dictionary head words and thesaurus entries

• Alphabet edge indexes for clear signposting and easy navigation

• Simple respelling system to aid pronunciation

• Word origins are explained, while synonyms and antonyms are included within dictionary entries

• Word building boxes are included to develop students’ morphology skills

• Example sentences to show words used in context.