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Looking Up Words in the Dictionary
It's easy to look up information about a word or topic when you're reading.
Looking Up a Word in the Dictionary
Your NOOK includes the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate
To look up a word in the dictionary, do this:
1. Press and hold on a word to select it.
2. Tap the look up icon in the Text Selection Toolbar.
A pop-up window appears, presenting a dictionary definition of the word. To close the window, tap anywhere
outside the window.
The picture below shows an example of a dictionary definition.
A definition from your NOOK's built-in dictionary.
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