Australian Middle Primary Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus 3e

Third Edition

Oxford University Press

Australian Middle Primary Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus 3e

Third Edition

Oxford University Press

ISBN:

9780190349738

Binding:

Paperback

Published:

12 Sep 2025

Availability:

Forthcoming

Series:

Australian Dictionaries/Thesauruses/Reference

$32.95 AUD

$36.99 NZD

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Description

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.