a pre-installed list of words makes up the dictionary service. These are typically localized and users can add words and override the iOS and Mac OS X dictionaries.
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look up a word in Dictionary.app in Terminal
Is there a bash or applescript to look up a word in /Applications/Dictionary.app from a Terminal window ?
open -a /Applications/Dictionary.app/ --args word
ignores --args, says "type a word to look ...
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Changing the default iOS dictionary from New Oxford American Dictionary(NOAD) to Oxford English Dictionary(OED)?
Anywhere in the iPhone when you select a word the Define option pops up from the popup menu. Clicking on it brings up the definition for that word. The default dictionary it uses is the New Oxford ...
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Why is the dictionary shortcut unreliable using Chrome?
When using the dictionary lookup shortcut Ctrl + Cmd + D when using Chrome it works for some websites but not for others.
Does this have to do with Chrome itself or is it due to the fact that some ...
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Saving information in Dictionary.app
Is there a way I can save the history for what I have searched for in Dictionary.app or save them for reference within the application itself ?
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How can I create a dictionary for Mac OS X?
Dictionary seems to be several versions ahead of the Apple documentation (2007). I found a good blog post about it, but everything seems different now. I installed Xcode (including the command line ...
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How to use several languages with the built-in dictionary without changing the interface language?
I'm frequently reading texts in english and french on my iPad. I really don't mind if the language of the interface is english or french. Is there a way to look up words independently of the interface ...
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Edit System Dictionary on Mac OS 10.8
So, I think I've found a misspelled word in the Mac OS 10.8 dictionary. This is not a word that I've added. I double checked in \Library\Spelling and don't have it added to any user dictionaries. ...
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Dictionary definition for hyperlinks
Normal Behavior: When highlighting a word on a webpage, and right clicking on it, a contextual menu pops up; you can get the dictionary definition by choosing, "Look Up 'SelectedWordHere'".
However, ...
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Where is the New Oxford American Dictionary stored?
I'm trying to build a command line tool to look up definitions of words, it's only a dummy app for me to practise my C++ skills.
I know there is a list of words stored at /usr/share/dict - but what ...
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How to place Dictionary definitions higher up in spotlight results
I used to use spotlight fairly frequently to quickly look up words in a dictionary. With Lion, I've noticed that my dictionary results have dropped down much lower in the list of results:
I'd like ...
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How to delete a word accidentally added to the Pages dictionary?
I told Pages to learn the spelling of a character name I was writing about, without noticing there was a misspelling in the name.
Is there anyway to delete or correct the spelling of the name from ...
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Do iOS devices have a pop-up Japanese-English Dictionary like on the Macintosh?
On the Mac if you three-finger tap a word, a dictionary definition appears. I'd like to know if I would be able to get this on an iPad specifically for the Japanese dictionaries.
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Why is the system dictionary not available from .pdf files containing text within Safari?
How can one use system dictionary ^+⌘+D in .pdf's opened in Safari 6 (using Acrobat Reader)? Is perhaps Adobe Reader at fault (i.e. does the dictionary work with Safari's default .pdf reader)?
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Cannot disable three finger tap look up after migrating to a new computer
I recently moved to a new MacbookPro and migrated my old computer's files/settings over to the new one.
For some reason I am unable to disable the ability to look up the definition to a word by using ...
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Is it possible to make “Look Up” appear higher in Spotlight? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to place Dictionary definitions higher up in spotlight results
If so, how?
I happen to use Spotlight a lot for looking up definitions. Basically, I'll be reading or ...
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How do I, after opening the iOS 5 built-in dictionary, look up the definition of a word that appears in a dictionary definition?
I can look up the definition of any word that I can select in iOS. However, once the dictionary is open, I can't figure out how to further look up the definition of a word that appears in the ...
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How can I add an autocorrect mapping to the iOS dictionary?
My iPhone, running iOS 6, used to autocorrect ill -> I'll for me and I liked that. It has, very recently, stopped doing this. I suppose it makes sense given than ill is actually a word, but it is a ...
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How do you switch dictionaries used for the “Tap with three fingers” lookup?
Using Mountain Lion, I want to add or change the dictionary used when I tap with three fingers to define a word. The goal is to use a spanish-english dictionary in place of the english dictionary.
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Is it possible to change the order of the tabs shown in the Dictionary?
In my Mac Mini running OS X 10.8, the tabs shown from Dictionary are the following:
All
American English
American English Thesaurus
Apple
British English Thesaurus
Wikipedia
British English
I ...
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How do I add/adjust words in/to the keyboard dictionary on iOS?
I want to add some common building names for my college campus to my keyboard dictionary, but in the General tab in Settings, I only see an option to reset the dictionary.
I tried typing the words, ...
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How can I get persistent Dictionary popups to go away?
In some applications, such as nvAlt, the Dictionary popup (accessed by double-tapping with three fingers or by using the Look Up command in the context menu) won't go away once called. The only ...
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How to switch language of OS X dictionary?
In Mountain Lion the OS X internal dictionary that you can fire up by right clicking a word, or by using the dashboard widget, seems to have gained at least one new language: German. Since German is ...
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Menu bar dictionary search
Is there an app that allows me to search the mac dictionary from the menu bar? I thought spotlight was able to do this but it doesn't seem to work (in Lion) (I noticed Dictionary isn't even listed in ...
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Add Wiktionary to Mac OS X built-in Dictionary?
Dictionary natively offers access to Wikipedia. I am looking for a way to get similar support for Wiktionary. This thread proposes a way to do it, but the structure of Info.plist seems to have changed ...
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3 finger tap on word to show spanish-english translation of word
3 finger tap triggers the English dictionary, but it only works to explain English words in English.
Is there any way to change a 3 finger tap to show the translation of an English word into Spanish, ...
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1answer
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Choosing Dictionary.app spelling language
I'm Venezuelan, so my native language is Spanish. But I have my MacMini and my MacBook in English because that's the way I like to work, it's better for my (and my job). Usually, when I access ...
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How to change the default dictionary on iPhone & Mac?
I'm using iPhone and MacBook. Both there are a default English-English dictionary, which is convenient.
However, I'd prefer a French-English dictionary, while I'm learning French on iPhone or Mac.
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Is there an alternative dictionary for OS X?
Is there any better English dictionary software available to replace the simple default dictionary app in mac?
I need some features like
one-click word lookup,
hotkey to open the program,
hotkey ...
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How can i change StarDict dictionary language?
How can i change StarDict dictionary language?
I want to set it to English.
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1answer
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Spanish-English + English-Spanish .dictionary for Dictionary.app?
I am looking, now for quite some time for a Spanish-English / English-Spanish .dictionary integration/extension in Apples native Dictionary.app
So far no fruitful success!!
Isn´t there any version ...
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1answer
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Which iPhone English dictionary gives the best pronunciation?
I tried Merriam-Webster and Google Translate, both are far from satisfactory.
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1answer
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SophosAV slows the dictionary pop-up
I've got the virus scanner from Sophos installed on my Mac with on-access-scan enabled.
The on-access-scan delays the dictionary pop-up for several seconds for every first prompt after boot up.
You ...
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Dictionary app for ipod touch
Is there a dictionary app that I can just click on a word anywhere (in any app) and it will automatically define it for me?
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Prevent dictionary from coming up in Lion
On Lion, a three finger double tap brings up the dictionary. The problem is I have to disable this feature on multiple Macs and cannot be done by clicking on each system. How can this be achieved? Can ...
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How do I disable the Command-Control-D word definition keyboard shortcut in OS X Lion?
Mac OS X Lion introduced a new feature where in many applications you can press (Command-Control-D) to produce a popup with the definition for the word under the mouse cursor. A side effect of this ...
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Any way to edit and/or add autocorrect entries?
Perhaps a silly question: But let's say I have a word that I love to misspell. Okay, maybe not exactly. But maybe Lion has a problem with ReiserFS and keeps:
Suggesting something else (autocorrect).
...
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1answer
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Can I add an entry to Dictionary?
Is it possible to add an entry to the bundled Japanese-English dictionary?
I'm using Dictionary version 2.2 (155) on OS X Lion.
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How do I add words to the user dictionary?
If someone has a word that they commonly use, but OS X Lion keeps "correcting" to something in it's dictionary, how does the user add the word to Lion's dictionary?
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iBooks alternate language dictionaries?
Is there any way to change the dictionary used in iBooks? When reading books written in a non-English language I would like to have access to the dictionary function in the book's language (not ...
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What is the difference between the variant language dictionaries in OS X?
How can I see some or all of the individual word differences between the built-in dictionaries. I'm curious and inspired by this question where the UK typically adds the suffix -ise and USA typically ...
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Russian-english / english-russian dictionary
Could anyone propose any RU-EN/EN-RU dictionary application compatible with iPod 1g (iOS 3.1.3)?
Paid or free, doesn't matter, but need some good one (with big amount of words and handy/fast UI)
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Spell Correction using only the keyboard
I am a long time OS X user and as such, I often enjoy the built-in dictionary available system-wide. It’s a small detail that, if you come from Windows (or Linux) turns out to be of great help ...
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Dictionary is showing strange characters when “US English (IPA)” is selected
I was using the Dictionary application, and I have noticed it was showing the pronunciation using strange characters.
I checked the preferences, and they were set to use the American IPA ...
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Where are the dictionaries of Mac OS X's built in password assistant?
Mac OS has a built in password generator. It is a little bit hidden behind the key icon in System Preferences / Accounts / Change password. The memorable option is quite nice as it even conjugates ...
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How can I tell OS X to flag a name as being misspelled?
I have a co-worked whose name is Jennett. In Pages, I added her to my local dictionary (located at ~/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionary) by right-clicking on her name and choosing Learn Spelling.
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good dictionary which support text to speech or real voice pronunciation?
I have just switch to a mac recently. Trying to find some thing equivalent to Babylon on windows but haven't found any.
I wonder if are there any good dictionary software which support real voice ...
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Dictionary application doesn't show all the dictionaries I can use
I have a problem with the Dictionary application: all in a sudden, without any changes on the preferences, the application doesn't show all the dictionaries I can look a word in the toolbar that ...
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Mac Dictionary improvements
I tend to use the dictionary a lot on the mac. Its annoying to launch the app everytime i need to lookup a word. Are there any other apps/hacks to avoid this annoyance? Spotlight lookup is awesome, ...
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Look Up in Dictionary with “All” filter
I like the fact that I can launch the dictionary app by highlighting a word in any any application and then going to (Application Name) > Services > Look Up in Dictionary.
However, this selects the ...
