Dictionaries
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Primary Dictionaries
Building language skills: our range is jam-packed with features to encourage confidence in Australian primary school students learning to use a dictionary for the first time. -
Secondary Dictionaries
Extending learning: resources to take students right through secondary school with extra learning features that can build vocabularies, perfect pronunciation and give guidance on grammar and syntax. -
Home & Office Dictionaries
Resources professionals trust: each dictionary draws its ultimate authority from the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and the research at the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC). -
New Zealand Dictionaries
For New Zealand schools: Oxford's range of reference materials specifically compiled for New Zealand primary and secondary students (ages 10-16). -
Bilingual Dictionaries
Learn a foreign language: we have a wide range of dictionaries to help you learn new languages. -
Papua New Guinea Dictionaries
For learners of English and Tok Pisin: bilingual dictionaries to suit primary, secondary or adult learners.
Lexical reference
Our languages history: the history, evidence, and real stories behind Australian English.
Researching our language
Established in 1988, the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) is a centre of excellence and expertise for the study of Australian English.
A joint Australian National University and OUP project, the ANDC conducts research into Australian English and provides OUP with editorial expertise for our Australian dictionaries.
All of OUP's locally published reference resources are developed in collaboration with the ANDC.