Get the definition of a word programmatically

Question

On my iPad, when i touch and hold a specific word in, for example, a PDF document, the word gets highlighted and I get three options, Copy, Search, Define. Choosing the Define option brings up the English definition of the highlighted word in what seems like a built-in dictionary. Is it possible to add this type of functionality to my app using a standard TextView without having to create an entire Dictionary database? Does Android already have one?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27559383/android-api-support-dictionary-applications — Tosin Onikute, Sep 26 '16 at 21:19

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '16 at 21:19

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There's nothing like that built in. You may be able to find a third party library, but most likely you'd need to build your own from scratch.

answered Sep 26 '16 at 21:19

Gabe Sechan

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