Questions tagged [dictionary]
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What dictionary formats are supported by StarDict?
What dictionary formats are supported by StarDict?
I cannot find any info on their website.
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Can I remove "teh" from the dictionary in Mac OSX Yosemite?
I've never had use of the word "teh". Not even certain it's actually a word beyond "Urban Dictionary" definitions.
However, "teh" is a common typo, hence the urban dictionary entry. And it is a typo ...
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Adding dictionary on Kindle's Mac app
I want to change the default dictionary on Kindle app on mac. How do I do it.
I have downloaded my favorite dictionary in .mobi format
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How to customize the Alfred app to show full dictionary definitions without opening the dictionary app
I'm using the Alfred app for Mac OS X. One thing I can do with the app is search for words to define with OS X's dictionary. In the app it shows a short preview of the definition but to show the ...
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How to remove words from the default spellchecker dictionary in Google Chrome?
I want to remove proper English words from the basic or enhanced spell checker in Google Chrome. For removal are the words hardwired in the default dictionaries, not added to a custom (user) ...
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What is the id under %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\15.0 and where does it come from?
Under %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\15.0 I find a directory whose name consists of 8 alphanumericals. Below that directory, I have a directory Proofing which contains the file RoamingCustom.dic. This ...
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Extracting .dict.dz files on Mac OSX
I've tried to install dtrx on the terminal on Mac OSX and after downloading and extracting the the tarball from http://download.huzheng.org/ja/stardict-ej-edict-2.4.2.tar.bz2, it contains a .dict.dz ...
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Mysterious misspelled words in OS X's autocorrect/spellcheck
Since I got my MBP 2 years ago, I've found some really strange misspellings that the system's autocorrect will change correct words to.
The latest of these is "Ulbrichbt", which OS X unhelpfully ...
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chrome spellcheck and different language for selected sites
I was wondering if there is some way to make Chrome browser use different spellchecker dictionary for selected sites. I mostly write in Polish but on some sites I prefer to use English dictionary, so ...
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Apply font to words containing in custom dictionary in MS Word
I'm wondering if I can apply a specific font to a custom dictionary in MS Word? That way, if I add a new word to that dictionary, the font will apply to it automatically.
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How can I edit/delete the wrong word in the spell check dictionary in macOS Sonoma 14.0?
I accidentally added an incorrect word to the spell check dictionary when I use the WhatsApp Desktop.app on macOS Sonoma. How can I edit/delete the wrong word?
I browsed System Settings / Keyboard and ...
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Adding language (Dutch) to LibreOffice Writer
I'm having trouble doing a spelling check in LibreOffice (in Dutch). It supposed to come with the package but it doesn't show in my screen (see image: no abc mentioned before 'dutch').
I tried:
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How can I find out the longest entry in a dictionary?
I asked over at the English Stack Exchange, "What is the English word with the longest single definition?" The best answer they could give is that I would need a program that could figure out the ...
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Selects tables and translate their content using your own dictionary
My word file has a lot of tables and charts. I want to select just the tables and translate them in English and Russian.
The content of the tables are very specific (economic meaning) and I have my ...
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Dictionary attack in Bash with cURL
I'm fairly new to Bash, but this is a script I've been working on for the past few days. It's meant to run a dictionary attack on an HTTP-POST login for a website, by reading the time module and ...
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How to convert mac osx dictionary to linux readable format?
I would like to be able to take the dictionary data described here:
http://priithaamer.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-dictionary-for-macosx
And convert it for reading on linux. Is there an app such as ...
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How to configure the dictionary in OS X to translate Spanish and Hebrew?
As you all probably know when using multi-touch pad with three fingers and clicking on a word in English you get the definition from the dictionary.
Are there any other possible languages such as ...
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Sage 1000 data dictionary
I'm just starting doing reporting using MSQL SSRS against a Sage 1000 database. It's working well but I'm trying to find out more about the data model on the database in order to make best use of the ...
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Browsing through Dictionary in OS X?
Is there any way to browse through Apple's dictionary without searching word for word?
I guess it's not that important since I can just type "a" in the search field and just go through all the words ...
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Adding word links in custom dictionary from chat acronyms to real words
I read that I could add custom words to Mac OS X's spellcheck dictionary by either:
Right clicking the word and selecting 'learn spelling'
Adding them manually to 'LocalDictionary' in the user ...
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How can I get my computer (macOS) to reference the proper spelling of medical terminology to enable proper autocorrect & spell check?
I am using MacOS and need to write documents which use a lot of medical terminology. Currently, the system detects many of these words as being incorrectly spelled (even when they are not), or invalid ...
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Microsoft Word Mac Can't Add Exclude Dictionary
I'm trying to add an exclusion dictionary to Mac Word 2016. After going to Word | Preferences |Spelling and Proofing, Dictionaries, I click Add. The open file dialog shows an Options button with three ...
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How can I add custom words to the suggested list in the text prediction feature in Windows 10?
I use the text prediction feature in Windows 10:
How can I add custom words to the suggested list?
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Microsoft Word, how to add "(i)" to the dictionary?
I've been looking around in Proofing and Spelling options in Microsoft Word for Windows for a while and can't work out how to add a word to the dictionary. AutoCorrect is constantly telling me that &...
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Gedit spellchecking on Windows is not working properly
I am using Gedit, on Windows, to write a Latex document.
I noticed that the windows installation of Gedit does not come with preinstalled dictionaries for spellchecking (I don't know why), so I found ...
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how to synchronize user-added dictionary entries between apps and devices?
Is there an easy solution or app for synchronizing entries manually added by the users into the spelling dictionaries of e.g. office apps, web browsers, email client and so on between those apps and ...
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Where's the Skype Client spellchecking dictionary on Ubuntu
When typing in the Skype Client for Linux / Ubuntu, the spell checker makes a lot of mistakes. Being based on Electron, it should allow adding words to the dictionary in the same way that Chromium ...
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How to load English dictionary in Notepad++
I would like to load an english dictionary into Notepad++ so that when I right click, it give an option for meaning ( or something of that nature)
Has anyone done it before ?
Dict can be acquired from ...
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Custom Dictionary in MS Office
With Coral Office (WordPerfect) I simply store the Custom Dictionary in Dropbox. Word corrections can then follow me on all devices that I use.
How do I do this with MS Office?
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Exclude dictionary in Mac Word 2011
I'm having trouble adding an exclude dictionary in Word 2011 on a Mac. I'm following the steps on Microsoft's user forum here.
I have created an exclude dictionary, saved it and reverted the default ...
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Microsoft Word Dictionary Language
I think I may have deleted the English language dictionary. I was following directions on a website for clearing up memory issues and they recommended clearing out files with languages I do not use. ...
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How to shift the position of some characters within an XMl File
I am trying to edit an XMl file belonging to a custom mac dictionary prior to undergoing the "make" and "install" commands. Here is an example of the code I am dealing with:
<d:entry id="_15qc" d:...
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Mac OS dictionary app shows some Hangul characters as blanks
This screenshot shows what happens when I look up the Korean dictionary inside my Mac OS's default Dictionary app. Apparently some characters are missing and are substituted by empty squares. Moreover,...
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After upgrading to thunderbird 60 my dictionaries were disabled and I can't install them again
After upgrading to thunderbird 60 I discovered that my non-english dictionaries were silently disabled and I can't install them again because thunderbird complains "dictionary can not be installed ...
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Is it possible to create Python-like dictionaries with LibreOffice Calc?
Considering that Python dictionaries associate key elements to value elements:
dictionary = {
"keyOn"e: "valueOne",
"keyTwo": "valueTwo",
"keyThree": "valueThree",
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My Win 7 "default" spell checker has bad word "added" can not find it, even searching disk for that word
My most misspelled word teh got added to my spellchecker's dictionary somehow. It has been about 3 months and is a serious productivity issue. When writing this question, spellchecker works but did ...
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Apply dictionarry to text file
I have dictionary that contains of approx. 100 lines
word_1 transalted_word_1
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word_n transalted_word_n
I need to translate several txt files (actually these files are XML) in most automated way. ...
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Copy Dictionary Path Button for any folders or files in OSX
I want to know there is any option to get Full directory path in OSX from right click.In windows i am able to get full path from properties folders.But that is possible in OSX MAC. Right Click of ...
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OS X right click / define on ubuntu and windows 7
I have been an OS X user for a long time and really gotten used to a lot of features that Apple has to offer. At work I have to keep switching between Windows 7 and Ubuntu 15.04. One of the most ...
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Look up in a dictionary pop-up window in OSX
Is it possible to call "Look up in dictionary" in OSX from the dictionary pop-up window? It would look like stack or cascade of pop-ups.
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Chrome's dictionary won't stay edited - removed words keep coming back
Chrome has a straightforward method to edit the dictionary (basically - allowing you to remove entries) as documented here and elsewhere. For example:
Looks easy - and it is. Unfortunately, I have ...
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Where can I get pre-reform spelling correction for Brazilian Portuguese in LibreOffice?
I've just made the change from Open Office to Libre Office (Windows 7), and have a problem with Brazilian Portuguese spelling.
Libre Office comes with dictionaries for the recently-reformed (some say ...
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Plaintext natural language dictionaries
Does anyone know where I can find a source for free plaintext or xml natural language dictionaries. I am working on a program for memorization and I'd like to make some examples.
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How to make Goldendict work with Shift+Right Click?
I've recently installed GoldenDict on my Ubuntu.
It's a pretty good piece of software, don't miss
Babylon at all, it's just that I'm really use to
the old Shift+right click shortcut, is there a way ...
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How to get dictionary key value in formula
I have filled A1..A3 with the values K01,K02 and K03
B1 .. B3 are filled with values "Cost 1", "Cost 2" and "Cost 3"
A1 to B3 are used as a dictionary by selecting A1 .. B3 then Insert>Name>Create
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