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Edited At The Australian National Dictionary Centre In Canberra, This Innovative Reference Book Is A Dictionary And Thesaurus In A Single Volume. Completely Revised And Updated, With Hundreds Of New Entries, This Single Volume Includes: Over 15 000 Headwords -- A Simple Respelling System To Guide Pronunciation Clear Definitions With Australian Usage -- Interesting And Useful Derivations That Shed Light On Meaning And Help With Recognition Of Word Elements -- Example Phrases Or Sentences That Identify The Different Meanings Of The Headword And Show How It Is Used In Context -- The Top Section Of Each Page Contains The Dictionary Text, While The Lower Section Contains Corresponding Thesaurus Entries For Two-thirds Of The Words Covered By The Dictionary -- New Words And Terms Include 'anime', 'webcam', 'counterterrorism', 'ringtone', 'cyberspace', 'techno', 'carbon Offset', 'chocker', 'hdtv', 'google' And 'text'.