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## Usage

Use the command `helm-dictionary` to start a new search. As usual, a search is case-insensitive unless the expression contains capital letters. Regular expressions can also be used as search terms. During a search, you can use `M-n` to search for the word at which you called `helm-dictionary`.
Use the command `M-x helm-dictionary` to start a new search or bind `helm-dictionary` to a key. As usual, a search is case-insensitive unless the expression contains capital letters. Regular expressions can also be used as search terms. Specifically, you can use `\b` to denote word boundaries when you want to search for complete words, e.g., `\bhouse\b` when you only want the entry for the word *house* but not entries like *household* and *workhouse*.

You can use `M-n` to insert the word on which you called `helm-dictionary` (works in all helm sources).

There are two actions available: insert the currently selected term in the source language (left) or in the target language (right) at point, i.e., the cursor position at which `helm-dictionary` was called.

In the section "Look up online", you can choose among several online dictionaries. If you select one of the entries listed in this section, a browser will be used to display search results from the respective dictionary.
In the section *Look up online*, you can choose among several online dictionaries. If you select one of the entries listed in this section, a browser will be used to display search results from the respective dictionary.

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