Walking the wallaby track
This week at Macquarie Dictionary we are on the move. The wallaby track is a phrase that describes the route across country taken by workers looking
This week at Macquarie Dictionary we are on the move. The wallaby track is a phrase that describes the route across country taken by workers looking
Now that the Word of the Year has been decided, it’s time to start looking ahead at the words that may make the list for
The word get is a present tense verb, generally meaning to obtain, gain or acquire. All up, there are 115 different definitions recorded in the
The People’s Choice Word of the Year 2019 has been voted on by the Australian public in a frenzied week since cancel culture was announced
This year, the Macquarie Dictionary covered topics from the etymology of the word kangaroo and echidna, to the way we refer to classic Aussie
Baby animals are a constant source of cooing here at the Macquarie office so we decided to compile a list of baby animal names to go along with our list of collective nouns for animals…
The Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year is cancel culture. This word was chosen from an initial list of 75 words that was reduced to
For the past five years, our Word of the Year has consisted of two words. In 2015, the word was captain’s call. In 2016, it was fake
The chosen word for 2019 was a tight finish, but the winning word for 2019, according to the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year Committee
The Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist is made up of 75 words (you can check them out here), with five words in each of
With a total of 75 words spanning fifteen categories, the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist (you can check the full list out here) can be
With an extensive fifteen categories each containing five words, the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist can be a lot to take in. These
There are fifteen categories in the 2019 Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist (you can check the full list out here). Each category is comprised
The 2019 Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist features fifteen categories, each containing five words for a total of seventy-five words (you can check the
There are a fifteen categories in the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist (you can check the full list out here). Each of these categories
There are a whopping fifteen categories in the Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year longlist (you can check the full list out here). Each of these
At Macquarie Dictionary, like most dictionaries, we get together at the end of the year and look back at all the new words of the
Ever year in New South Wales, the Premier’s Spelling Bee gathers students from all over the state to compete in one of the biggest spelling
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