Help on Searches

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• A search will find exact matches and related results. Searching for several words at once will only find entries with that exact set of words in that exact order.
• The exact match extends to diacritics; when searching in Spanish or Chamacoco, accents must be included in the search.
• There is a small character palette available for your convenience. It will appear when you choose a dictionary field (ie. pronunciation guide) that uses special characters. Click on a character to add it to your search.
• Star (*) can be used as a wildcard, matching anything. Entering "a*" into the search will return all entries beginning with an "a." "*a" returns all entries ending in "a." "*ch*" returns all entries with "ch" in them.
• There is no formal "browse" function. To browse, use the wildcard.

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