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    Right-click for word definition in Firefox?

    I'm sure I used to have a handy little option which I haven't got any more. I used to be able to highlight a word in Firefox, right-click and look up the word in Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus. Free access. (The Free Dictionary). The results would be displayed in a new tab.

    Anyone know where it went or how to get it back?
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    Quote Originally Posted by benbaaa View Post
    I'm sure I used to have a handy little option which I haven't got any more. I used to be able to highlight a word in Firefox, right-click and look up the word in Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus. Free access. (The Free Dictionary). The results would be displayed in a new tab.

    Anyone know where it went or how to get it back?
    Think this might be it.

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4037

    or this

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1171

    or even this

    Dictionary.com

    but more likely this

    Access The Free Dictionary from Anywhere

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    Quote Originally Posted by benbaaa
    Anyone know where it went?
    Went out in the big binary ether when you formatted your hard drive.. Remember?

    Quote Originally Posted by benbaaa
    how to get it back?
    Restore backup?

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    Thanks for that. I didn't know it did that until I read your post, very neat idea.
    Don't know how it got there, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by melvbot
    but more likely this Access The Free Dictionary from Anywhere
    That's the one. Ta very much.

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    I'l try that. I really like firefox plugins.

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