The New Zealand dictionary by Elizabeth…

The New Zealand dictionary (edition 1994)

by Elizabeth Orsman, H. W. Orsman

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The dictionary includes the most frequently used words and phrases distinctive of spoken and written English in New Zealand. There are 4,500 headwords and more than 190,000 words. Consideration has been given to a range of language from colloquial to formal. Many words are shown in use by New Zealand authors. Pronunciation, origin and parts of speech are indicated.… (more)

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Member:	Rhadamanthus
Title:	The New Zealand dictionary
Authors:	Elizabeth Orsman
Other authors:	H. W. Orsman
Info:	Auckland, N.Z. : New House Pub., 1994.
Collections:	NEW ZEALAND
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The New Zealand Dictionary presents a selection of words and phrases which are in some ways distinctively, but not necessarily exclusively, part of the spoken or written language of English-speaking New Zealanders.

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The dictionary includes the most frequently used words and phrases distinctive of spoken and written English in New Zealand. There are 4,500 headwords and more than 190,000 words. Consideration has been given to a range of language from colloquial to formal. Many words are shown in use by New Zealand authors. Pronunciation, origin and parts of speech are indicated.

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