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Download a Kindle-compatible version of the dictionary here. Unzip the .rar archive.
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Get the "Send to Kindle" program on your computer. Here's the link for the Mac.
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Right-click your recently downloaded (unzipped) dictionary file, and click the "Send to Kindle" menu item. It will arrive on your Kindle shortly.
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Once the dictionary has arrived, go to your settings -- on my newish paperwhite, it's at Home > Settings > Device Options > Language and Dictionaries > Dictionaries > English. Choose the Webster's 1913.
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Voila! Every time you highlight a word, you should get Webster's definition.
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May 19, 2014 01:42
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How to make the Webster's 1913 your default Kindle dictionary
Hey! The link doesn't open...
The 1st one I mean.
@joaolmaliska Thanks for the note. Sadly I'm not sure how I found that link the first place. If anyone can find a replacement, post a comment here and I'll fix the gist.
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On my Kindle paperwhite, as of 2019-06-09 the navigation is: home -> settings -> all settings -> Languages & Dictionaries -> Dictionaries -> English