The Macquarie Dictionary was first published in print in 1981 and has been online since 2003. It is nationally and internationally regarded as the standard reference on Australian English. The Macquarie Dictionary contains the complete record of English as it is used in Australia, from the colourfully colloquial to the highly technical, with extensive usage notes, audio pronunciations and extra features including grammar and punctuation guides, crossword resources, Word of the Day and Aussie Word of the Week.