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The <b><i>Macquarie Concise Dictionary Ninth Edition</i></b> provides an up-to-date account of Australian English, with wide coverage to meet the needs of the general dictionary user. Based on the comprehensive <i>Macquarie Dictionary Ninth Edition</i>, this volume includes words and meanings which are peculiar to our variety of English, as well as those common to the whole English-speaking world. The <i>Macquarie Concise Dictionary</i> includes: - more than 1000 new words and definitions such as <i>bossware</i>, <i>coercive control</i>, <i>infodemic</i>, <i>long COVID</i>, <i>Omicron</i>, <i>pyrocumulonimbus</i>, <i>range anxiety</i>, <i>Teal</i>, <i>truth-telling</i> - updated entries to reflect changing perspectives relating to the environment, society, politics, technology and the internet - words and phrases from regional Australia - illustrative phrases showing how a word is used in context - etymologies - valuable usage notes - free six-month subscription to Macquarie Dictionary Online (www.macquariedictionary.com.au)