AUSTRALIAN MIDDLE PRIMARY OXFORD DICTIONARY & THESAURUS 3RD EDITION

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. 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.