Definition Lookup

Lookup definitions for a word or phrase within a local StarDict dictionary.

See also

For searching for text within the transcript, see How to find and replace text. For searching for misspellings within the transcript, see How to do spellcheck. For searching for closely related steno outlines, see Use Steno Search. For querying various online sources on a word/phrase, see Online Lookup.

StarDict dictionaries

StarDict dictionaries are a special dictionary format (see more at Wikipedia). Many dictionaries are available online in StarDict format.

Install within the plover2cat folder

  1. Download a StarDict dictionary.

  2. Extract files as the StarDict files are usually in zip/tar files.

  3. Open the Plover Config folder from Plover (File > Open Config Folder) and go to the plover2cat folder.

  4. If a folder called stardict is not present, create one.

  5. Place the extracted folder/files into the stardict folder.