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==History== The first seven editions of the ''Macquarie Dictionary'' were edited by lexicographer [[Susan M. Butler|Susan Butler]], who joined the project in 1970 as a [[research assistant]], and was its chief editor by the time the first edition was published in 1981. Butler retired as the ''Macquarie'''s editor in March 2018 after 48 years with the publisher.<ref name="wordforword">{{cite web |title=Take a bow, Sue Butler |url=https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/podcast/article/506/ |website=Word for Word |publisher=Macquarie Dictionary |access-date=2 July 2018}}</ref> A detailed history of the dictionary and its associated publications is Pat Manser's ''More Than Words: The Making of the Macquarie Dictionary'' (Sydney: Macquarie Dictionary, 2021). === First Edition === The original version of the ''Macquarie Dictionary'' was based on [[Hamlyn (publisher)|Hamlyn]]'s ''Encyclopedic World Dictionary'' of 1971, which in turn was based on [[Random House]]'s ''[[American College Dictionary]]'' of 1947,<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Routledge Handbook of Forensic Linguistics|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=j4nFBQAAQBAJ|publisher = Routledge|date = 2010-03-30|isbn = 9781136998720|first1 = Malcolm|last1 = Coulthard|first2 = Alison|last2 = Johnson}}</ref> which was based on the 1927 ''[[Century Dictionary|New Century Dictionary]]'', which was based on ''[[The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language]]'', which itself was based on Noah Webster's ''[[American Dictionary of the English Language]]'' second edition of 1841.<ref name=":0" /> The first edition had an introduction by Australian historian [[Manning Clark]]. Since its first publication in 1981,<ref name=":0" /> its use has grown so that it has come to rival longer-established dictionaries from elsewhere in the English-speaking world as a standard authority on the English language within Australia.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Handbook of World Englishes|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=PpeXINCnDbIC|publisher = John Wiley & Sons|date = 2009-02-17|isbn = 9781405188319|first1 = Braj|last1 = Kachru|first2 = Yamuna|last2 = Kachru|first3 = Cecil|last3 = Nelson}}</ref> === Second Edition === The second edition was published in 1991 and introduced encyclopedic content to many entries. It has an introduction by Australian author [[Donald Horne]]. [[File:Photo of Macquarie Dictionary Fifth Edition.JPG|alt=The Macquarie Dictionary Fifth Edition.|thumb|The ''Macquarie Dictionary'' Fifth Edition]][[File:Photo of Macquarie Dictionary Sixth Edition.JPG|thumb|The ''Macquarie Dictionary'' Sixth Edition]] === Third Edition === The third edition, published in 1997, made use of an in-house corpus of Australian writing, Ozcorp, to add a large number of examples of Australian usage, to give some of the flavour of an historical dictionary. This edition also gave a good coverage of English in Asia. It has an introduction by Australian author [[David Malouf]]. === Fourth Edition === The fourth edition, published in 2005, increased the number of citations, includes etymologies for many phrases, and pays particular attention to Australian regionalisms. It has an introduction by Australian author [[Thomas Keneally]]. === Fifth Edition === The fifth edition was published in October 2009<ref>{{Cite web|title = News |url = http://sydney.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=4038|website =The University of Sydney|access-date = 2015-11-18}}</ref> and places particular emphasis on words relating to the environment and [[climate change]]. It has an introduction by the then Australian Governor-General [[Quentin Bryce]]. === Sixth Edition === The sixth edition was published in October 2013<ref>{{Cite web|title = Macquarie update: new words for a new age|url = http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1821410/macquarie-update-new-words-for-a-new-age/|website = Illawarra Mercury| date=4 October 2013 |access-date = 2015-11-18}}</ref> and includes an update of new words and senses as well as words and phrases from other varieties of English that impinge on Australian English, such as British English, American English and English in Southeast Asia, China and India.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Macquarie Dictionary Seventh Edition|url =http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781876429898|website = Pan Macmillan|access-date = 2017-03-31}}</ref> It has an introduction by Australian author [[Les Murray (poet)|Les Murray]]. === Seventh Edition === The seventh edition of the ''Macquarie Dictionary'' was published on 28 February 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Macquarie Dictionary Seventh Edition|url =http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781742619811|website = Pan Macmillan|access-date = 2016-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/a-timely-word-from-the-wise-susan-butler/story-fn9n8gph-1227014372247|title = A timely word from the wise, Susan Butler|last = Nieuwenhuizen|first = Agnes|date = August 9, 2014|work = The Australian|access-date = November 18, 2015}}</ref> With a foreword by Australian author [[Kate Grenville]], this edition included thousands of new words and senses along with Australian regionalisms and a collection of words from the Australian experience in [[World War I]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Macquarie Dictionary Seventh Edition|url =http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781742619811|website = Pan Macmillan|access-date = 2017-03-31}}</ref> === Eighth Edition === The eighth edition of the ''Macquarie Dictionary'' was published on 28 July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760556594|title=Macquarie Dictionary Eighth Edition - Pan Macmillan AU|website=Pan Macmillan Australia|date=30 November 2023 }}</ref> With a foreword by Australian author [[Kim Scott]], it featured 3500 new entries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/blog/article/708/|title=Macquarie Dictionary|website=www.macquariedictionary.com.au}}</ref> === Ninth Edition === The ninth edition of the ''Macquarie Dictionary'' was published on 12 September 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Macquarie Dictionary Ninth Edition |year=2025 |website=Pan Macmillan Australia |url=https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761267741/ |access-date=2025-01-07 }}</ref> With a foreword by Australian author [[Markus Zusak]], the ninth edition featured hundreds of new entries and updated definitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/introducing-the-macquarie-dictionary-ninth-edition/|title=Introducing…the Macquarie Dictionary Ninth Edition - Macquarie|website=Macquarie Dictionary|date=6 September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/its-here-the-macquarie-dictionary-ninth-edition/|title=It's here! The Macquarie Dictionary Ninth Edition - Macquarie|website=Macquarie Dictionary|date=11 September 2023 }}</ref> *{{cite Q |Q131699522 |mode=cs1 }}
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