Questions tagged [dictionary]
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 macOS dictionaries.
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How to change language for automatic spelling correction on iPhone?
I want my iOS to recognise both UK and US spellings as correct, but prioritise one over the other, depending on which is the primary language used (but that's secondary).
I came across solutions, ...
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Are there tools/ a 'simple' process for converting a .dict file into something the macOS Dictionary app can install? [duplicate]
I have a bunch of different versions of the same specialist English language dictionary (basically, .dict, .dict.dz/ stardict.)
I want to convert this into something I can install on the macOS ...
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How to assign a keyboard shortcut to lookup in dictionary in the books app?
I already assigned a keyboard shortcut for Look Up in Dictionary:
However this shortcut only works if I use it on apps like the Safari. It does not work if I try to use it on the Books app. Why is ...
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How to edit locked css files on Mac?
I'm trying to change the font size of the popup dictionary by following instructions in this link: Dictionary lookup wider and taller (pop-up dictionary lookup styling) in OS X
I need to edit ...
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How to increase font size of dictionary in lookup?
I'm connecting my macbook to a 24inch monitor. When reading in Apple Books, I often use the lookup dictionary. However the font in the popup window is too small for me see. How can I increase it?
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How to add a correction to the personal dictionary
In macOS I can Right click -> Learn Spelling on a word for which the system thinks it is wrongly spelled, but (for me) it is spelled correctly. The word then gets added to my personal dictionary.
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Services: make pop-up containing selected text as part of URI
I’d like to create a lookup for words/phrases not available in "Look-up" or "Translate" (Greek, for example).
This requires making the selected text part of the URI. But it seems ...
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Pyglossary, unable to display dictionary in "All" Pages when multiple dictionary selected. macOS Dictionary
Recently, I have using pyglossary to convert CSV and database files into macOS Dictionary apps. It's usable and works fine until I search in "All" Pages in Apps and multiple dictionaries are ...
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Add Wiktionary as optional dictionary in Preview similar to how Moon+ Reader for Android has
I have found a few similar questions, but mostly revolving around wiktionary as part of the Dictionary app, which is not what I would like to do (besides the fact that this seems impossible, with the ...
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How can I change the Han character font in the search list of Dictionary.app?
I’ve created a custom dictionary with the Dictionary Development Kit and added it to Dictionary.app on my Mac. It’s working fine but there is one stylistic issue I would like to fix.
The dictionary is ...
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How to Implement a Dictionary Look Up Script on Mac and Save to History Log: Need Help with Syntax Errors
After several times of having my MacBook shutdown and losing the several tabs I had opened of the words I looked up, I've started to look for a solution.
I'm currently trying to implement a script ...
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Is it possible to add Merriam-Webster to Mac's Dictionary app? [duplicate]
I searched for "misclassify" in Dictionary.app and it couldn't find anything. I Googled it, and Google gave the a nice definition in the first result, from Merriam-Webster.
Is it possible to ...
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Dictionary app: New Oxford American Dictionary broken
The built-in dictionary "New Oxford American Dictionary (English (US))" does not work anymore. Whatever word I type in, "No entries found." is always shown in the Dictionary app.
I ...
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How can I configure what sites are used by Safari for dictionary definitions?
I wanted to verify my understanding of the Greek phrase "hoi poloi", which has been borrowed by English, so I typed it into Safari's search bar and was prompted with a suggested dictionary ...
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Bizarrely, Pages does not share a custom dictionary with a document. Is there a way to fix this?
Say I create a Pages document, Example.pages.
In the document, I include the word "Fattie",
Fattie is a, for example, product or character name. I right-click, and have Pages "learn ...
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