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Dictionary Anywhere by meetDeveloper

View definitions easily as you browse the web. Double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble. It also supports Spanish, German, French language alongside English. Enjoy Reading Uninterrupted!!!.

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Double Clicking any word will provide you with its meaning in a small pop-up.You can now also select different languages.You can add trigger key, so that popup does not come unnecessarily, and is only triggered by Trigger Key + double click.Double Clicking any word will provide you with its meaning in a small pop-up.Store a history of words you've looked up, so you can practice them later.
About this extension
Dictionary Anywhere extension helps you stay focused on what you are reading by eliminating the need to search for meaning, Double-clicking any word will view its definition in a small pop-up bubble. Now you never have to leave what you are reading to search meaning for the words you don't know.

It also supports Spanish, German, French language alongside English.

To change the language:
  • Navigate to Add-ons page,
  • Choose Extensions in sidebar,
  • Choose Dictionary Anywhere,
  • Click on options (preferences on mac),
  • Select the language you want, and save.

You can now download the words and meanings you searched for, so that you can practice them later, this will help increase your vocabulary.

Enjoy Reading Uninterrupted!!!

You can report bugs and feature request on Github.

Note:
  • If you are using Firefox version 62 and below, Please Enable dom.webcomponents.shadowdom.enabled in about:config.
  • Extension does not work in reader mode because content scripts are not allowed to operate in reader mode. More details can be found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1371786
  • Extension does not work in pdf because content scripts are not allowed to operate in pdf. More details can be found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454760
Developer comments
You can report bugs and feature request on Github.

Note:
1. If you are using Firefox version 62 and below, Please Enable dom.webcomponents.shadowdom.enabled in about:config

2. Extension does not work in reader mode because content scripts are not allowed to operate in reader mode. More details can be found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1371786

3. Extension does not work in pdf because content scripts are not allowed to operate in pdf. More details can be found at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454760
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Version
1.2.0
Size
48.71 KB
Last updated
3 months ago (May 11, 2025)
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Release notes for 1.2.0
Fixed issue where popup always showed "Sorry No definition found" for all words.
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