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+adict [-d dictionary] [pattern]
+
+ adict with no arguments opens a window that displays all the currently
+available dictionaries. To select a dictionary, click the right mouse button on
+its name.
+
+-d dictionary Opens a window that interfaces to the specified dictionary. To
+ look up a word, enter it in the window, and click the right mouse button on it.
+
+[pattern] If no dictionary is specified, adict looks up the pattern in "oed" (Oxford
+ English Dictionary). If more than one entry is found, adict opens a window
+ displaying the headers of the matching entries. To display a particular entry
+ click the right mouse button on the number to its left.
+
+Quit Exit and remove all windows associated with this one.
+
+Nmatch Display the next matching entry.
+
+Next Display the next entry in the dictionary.
+
+Prev Display the previous entry in the dictionary.
+
+ Nmatch works independently of Prev and Next.
+
+ Any word in the window displaying an entry can be looked up in the selected
+dictionary by clicking the right mouse button on that word. \ No newline at end of file