Second edition of a dictionary for upper primary school-aged children, first published 1984. It draws on two main sources: the English 'Oxford Primary School Dictionary' (1993) and the third edition of 'The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary' (1993). This new edition has been Australianised, including borrowings from Aboriginal languages. It contains 25,000 entries, including new, up-to-date vocabulary, each with easy to understand definitions. Phrases and sentences are used throughout to show how words are used in context. The parts of speech are written out in full and special notes highlight common errors. Regular and irregular word forms are spelt out in full and simple pronunciation guides are given for difficult and unusual words. Information about the origin of words, especially Aboriginal words, is provided. An alphabetical thumb index on each right-hand page is a feature to assist children to find words.