National Library of Australia

Macquarie Dictionary & Thesaurus Online

The Macquarie Dictionary Online is the most up-to-date Australian dictionary available. The online service gives you access to the Australia’s National Dictionary, the Macquarie Dictionary Fourth Edition, with annual and quarterly updates of new words, phrases and encyclopedic entries.

The Macquarie Thesaurus Online is the first to be based on the distinctly Australian use of English. The online service gives you access to the Macquarie Thesaurus Second Edition available as a combined service with the dictionary.

The Macquarie Dictionary & Thesaurus Online offers an easy, comprehensive search of over 300,000 words and definitions including a wide range of colourfully colloquial to highly technical entries, etymologies, thousands of new words and senses, and         Australian regionalisms. Additional features include audio pronunciations, the interactive Australian Word Map – a mapping of Australian regionalisms, the Macquarie Drag & Drop widget for quick access to definitions, Aussie Word of the Week and the Add-a-Word function.

More information on the product, support for ERA libraries, information for library adminstrators, training and tools for promotion.

Free Trial

To access a free trial or discuss a possible subscription contact the vendor.

How to Subscribe

Licence terms and conditions have been negotiated on behalf of libraries and included in the Head Deed contracts for each product.

Pricing has been confirmed for subscriptions taken via ERA within the 1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010 period.

Pricing is password protected for Australian libraries only. For a password, email era@nla.gov.au - please include your name, the name of your library as well as phone contact details.

Libraries can opt-in at any time for either financial or calendar year subscriptions through ERA. Interested Australian libraries should:

1. Consider the Product Information, terms of the Head Deed and Pricing offered by Macquarie Dictionary Publishers Pty Ltd and trial the product for free.

2. If interested in a subscription on ERA terms, contact the vendor and cite Head Deed NLA08/093f.
Please read: How does my library subscribe to a product via ERA?

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Participating Libraries

As subscriptions are confirmed, participating libraries will be made available, with links to their directory details from the Australian Libraries Gateway (ALG) wherever possible.

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Pricing:

2009-2010 Pricing Pricing is password protected.

For a password, email era@nla.gov.au - please include your name, the name of your library as well as phone contact details.

You can elect to have your subscription billed on a calendar or financial year basis (pro-rated as required).

More vendor information available for ERA Libraries, including details for support, training and promotion.