Australian Oxford Dictionary for iOS

The complete contents of the 1800 page Australian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd Edition

the ultimate guide to contemporary Australian English -with sound.

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

This book retails for A$115 (that's without sound)

*** This App is proudly made by Australians ***

170,000+ headwords, phrases, and derivative forms

Over 200,000 indexed entries

35,000 detailed word origins or etymologies

More than 12,500 encyclopedic entries

64,000 IPA pronunciation entries

Plus over 53,000 authentic Oxford sound files

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.

Special attention given to Australian culture and history, including Aboriginal history.

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:

progressive look-up for quick searching

unique three-way cross-referencing index

search string normalization

wildcard pattern searches -using * ?

spelling checking and suggestions -with Australian words

hyperlinks on words in definitions

"Retina Display" support

"Fast App-Switching" (Multitasking)

support for external thesauri and alternate dictionaries

round-trip lookup from third-party apps

automatic search history function

bookmark with folders and notes facility

iCloud bookmark syncing between devices

DarkMode support

complete front matter and appendices

enhancements for dyslexic and visually impaired users

no internet connection is required

-sound can be downloaded over WiFi and stored for offline use.

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.

The Australian Oxford Dictionary is much more than some collection of antipodean colloquialisms but is a learned study of the wider sphere of the English language.

Australian Oxford Dictionary (AOD) Oxford University Press 2004