Macquarie Study Dictionary

by Alison Moore

The only dictionary with detailed word lists and definitions for all subject areas. The Macquarie Study Dictionary represents the ultimate concept in dictionaries. Its innovations make it the dictionary of choice to take students through their entire secondary school years and beyond. The Macquarie Study Dictionary features a listing of 35,000 headwords, integrated thesaurus entries, detailed subject word lists and integrated definitions for the following * Art * Biology * Business Studies * Chemistry * Civics * Computing * Earth Science * English * Geography * Health * History * Legal Studies * Mathematics * Physical Education * Physics * Psychology An index at the back of the dictionary provides a speedy reference to all subject-specific words defined in the body of the dictionary. No longer do students need to purchase separate dictionaries to cover their subject areas, nor a separate thesaurus. In this one package, students have a complete cross-curricular resource designed to carry them through all their years of secondary schooling. Additional * User-friendly size with soft cover * Respelling pronunciation guide * Appendix list of all words in subject areas

Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Born in Manchester in 1971, Alison Moore lives next but one to a sheep field in a village on the Leicestershire-Nottinghamshire border, with her husband Dan and son Arthur.

She is a member of Nottingham Writers’ Studio and an honorary lecturer in the School of English at Nottingham University.

In 2012 her novel The Lighthouse, the unsettling tale of a middle-aged man who embarks on a contemplative German walking holiday after the break-up of his marriage – only to find himself more alienated than ever, was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize.