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How do I search for terms in Dorlands?
Last updated on July 28, 2025You can search for a specific term in the "Look Up a Term" search box. Using the menu to the right of the search box, you can select specific search parameters (e.g., Within terms, Audio). After your search results are derived, you can review associated search results in two different ways:
- Related matches - Results in this window include all other entries that include the search term.
- Term appears in these definitions - To further assist in locating related terms, this window displays all terms for which the search term appears in the definition.
To browse terms you can use the “A-to-Z browser” located below the search box. When you click on a letter, subsets are derived from which you can browse through alphabetical ordered lists of terms.
You can also return to search terms using either the "History" drop list, which includes your recent searches, or the “breadcrumb” link feature, located just above the definitions, which tracks terms you select within terms (e.g., Related matches, cross-references).
If you are only interested in hearing how a word is pronounced or you would like to browse pronunciations, you can use the "Audio Tool" located on the right. The Audio Tool enables you to browse or search for specific terms and review the term’s audio and phonetic pronunciation.
Several supplementary reference resources are available in the "Additional Reference Materials" section.
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