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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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Found it here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20120130131641/http://www.mobileread.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=30205&d=1243955018