A-Z dictionary of English terms. Fifth Australian edition includes recent words and meanings and a wider range of Australian words. Scientific and technical entries have been updated by experts in each field. Includes ordered entries for homographs, cross-references for place names, abbreviations, plural headwords, variant spellings, transcription into the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), variant pronunciations, foreign words or phrases, inflected forms, grammatical information, labels for restrictive use, meanings, cross-references for comparisons, derived words, and language notes. Includes pronunciation key, list of abbreviations used in the dictionary, guide to using the dictionary, and a guide to the text. Dictionary was compiled using the Bank of English database as a reference.