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    <link type="guide" xref="index#features"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="similar-words"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="sources-select"/>
    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Sindhu S</name>
      <email its:translate="no">sindhus@live.in</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="copyright editor">
      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
      <email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>

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    <desc>Find the definition of a word or term.</desc>

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  <title>Look up a word or term</title>

  <p>You can use <app>Dictionary</app> to look up the meaning of a
  <em>term</em>. A term can be a single word such as <input>apple</input> or a
  compound word such as <input>chopping board</input>. The search result may
  also show you the origin, importance and usage of a word. To look up a
  term:</p>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Type the term that you want to search for into the search field in the
      header bar.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Press <key>Return</key> to search.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <p><app>Dictionary</app> will search your selected dictionary source and
  show you the result from the first dictionary in the source. To view results
  from the other dictionaries that are in the same source, press the menu
  button in the top-right corner of the window and select
  <link xref="similar-words"><guiseq><gui style="menuitem">View</gui>
  <gui style="menuitem">Similar Words</gui></guiseq></link> to pop up a
  sidebar that shows all the results.</p>

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