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3.4 Looking Up Definitions

While reading a book, periodical, or personal document, you can see a brief definition

of a word using the Lookup feature. The default dictionary is The New Oxford American

Dictionary included on your Kindle, but you can choose a different dictionary as your

default. See Chapter 7 for details on how to change your default dictionary.

The Lookup Feature

To see the definition of a particular word in your reading content, follow these steps:

1. Press up or down on the 5-way controller to display the cursor. If you are zoomed

in to a PDF page, you can also press Menu and choose “Place Cursor in Page” to

display the cursor.

2. Use the 5-way to move the cursor in front of the word you want to look up.

3. If the word is found in the dictionary, a definition extract appears at the top or

bottom of the screen.

4. To see the complete definition, press the Return key . You will now be placed in

the dictionary and can use Previous Page and Next Page to view other word

definitions.

5. Press the Back button to return to your reading.

Tip: If you want to expand your search beyond the dictionary on your device, you can

use the Search feature to look for the word on Wikipedia or the Web. See Chapter 4 for

more information.