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Macquarie Dictionary

Dave Wilton, Sunday, June 03, 2007

Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition, Macquarie Dictionary Publishers, Pty. Ltd.

An excellent dictionary of Australian English. Subscription site.

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