Word Box

If you come across a word or phrase that you think is new, unusual, or used in an unfamiliar way, please let us know by posting it in our Word Box.

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Ozwords Blog

For the dinkum oil on Australian English. Read our weekly blogs.

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Australian National Dictionary online

The Australian National Dictionary is a comprehensive, historically-based record of Australian English. Now it can be accessed free and online.

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Word of the Month

Our latest Word of the Month looks at the word 'meat-safe cot' - a child's cot enclosed with mesh as protection against insects and animals.

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OZCLO

The sixth Australian Computational and Linguistic Olympiad was held at the ANU in March.

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ANDC on Lingua Franca

Long-term presenter of ABC's Lingua Franca Jill Kitson died recently. As a tribute we provide links to 'Lingua Franca' programs featuring ANDC staff and associates.

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The Australian National Dictionary Centre conducts research into Australian English, and provides Oxford University Press with editorial expertise for their Australian dictionaries. It was established in 1988, and is jointly funded by The
Australian National University and Oxford University Press Australia.

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