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Old 03-21-2012, 04:48 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by sirmaru View Post
Open the Oxford American Dictionary which comes with the Kindle Fire. Tap in the center and then tap the magnifying glass at the bottom.

Type in the requested word using the virtual keyboard. All occurrances of that word appear IMMEDIATELY.

Tap on one of those occurrances. Then use a long tap on that word and the definition appears IMMEDIATELY.
I had noticed this before. That's a ridiculous process. The definition should appear immediately, not occurrences of the word in the dictionary. Can you imagine how many that would be in some instances. I'm sure there are alternative dictionaries that are not so-so-so convoluted.
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