Macquarie Schools Dictionary
by Franklin Electronic Publishers
Portable, interactive electronic dictionary bridges the gap between fun and learning in the classroom or at home
Australia’s own Macquarie Schools Dictionary is packed with easy to access, literacy essentials and includes major Aboriginal languages by region with translations to and from English!
This portable device features a collection of powerful, built-in reference books from Macquarie Dictionary Publishers, including primary and high school dictionaries, essay writing and grammar guides, biographical and geographical dictionaries, spellchecker, learning exercises, spelling bees and word games.
Also includes major Aboriginal languages by region with translations to and from English!
For ages 8 and up.
Tools included
- Macquarie Primary Dictionary – Essential dictionary companion includes example sentences
- Macquarie Student Dictionary – High school dictionary includes technological and cultural developments.
- Macquarie Budget Dictionary with Synonyms – Interactive dictionary and thesaurus for exploring our language.
- Macquarie Writer’s Friend – Grammar guide ensures correct use of language.
- Macquarie Student Writer’s Friend – Essay writing guide shows how to construct a good argument.
- Macquarie A-Z People and Places – Biographical and geographical dictionary with over 20,000 people, places and events.
- Macquarie Book of Aboriginal Words – Major Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island languages with translations to and from English.
Additional Features and Benefits
- Phonetic spell correction – simply enter the word as it sounds.
- Thesaurus with 500,000 synonyms and antonyms
- ‘Confusables‘ automatically identifies and defines commonly confused words such as ‘here’ and ‘hear’.
- Eight word games with 5 different skill levels help build vocabulary
- Word Builder builds a ranked word list from some or all of the letters provided.
- Spelling Bees and the option to use your own word list make learning fun.
- Calculator with memory and percent.
- Includes 2 x CR2032 batteries
Dimensions (HxWxD): 89×122×13mm
Weight without batteries: 113g.
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Macquarie Schools Dictionary is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Mid Primary
- Upper Primary
- Secondary School
- Adult
Macquarie Schools Dictionary is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Literacy
Users can access Macquarie Schools Dictionary in the following ways:
- Keyboard
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