Austral.

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Austral. stands for Australian, a grammar and dictionary abbreviation.

Labels a word or sense used chiefly in Australian English, such as "arvo" (afternoon), "ute" (pickup truck) or "doona" (comforter). Major dictionaries use it among their regional labels.

Example: arvo (n.) Austral. informal afternoon: "See you this arvo at the beach."

Usage notes

The Macquarie Dictionary, first published in 1981, and the Australian National Dictionary document Australian English. Many Australianisms come from British dialects, Aboriginal languages (kangaroo, koala) or local slang, and clipped forms ending in -o or -ie, such as "arvo" and "barbie," are a distinctive feature. A shorter label is Aus.

Related abbreviations

More grammar and dictionary abbreviations

• adv. – Adverb
• AmE – American English
• ant. – Antonym
• arch. – Archaic
• art. – Article
• attrib. – Attributive
• aux. – Auxiliary (verb)
• BrE – British English
• Brit. – British
• colloq. – Colloquial
• compar. – Comparative
• conj. – Conjunction

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