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Safari - Dictionary lookup not working in Reader View

When viewing a web page in Safari's Reader view, highlighting a word, right-clicking and selecting "Lookup.." no longer brings up the Dictionary. Now using Safari 13.0.2.

Lookup.. feature always worked in Reader view in earlier versions of Safari.

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jan 25, 2020 10:27 AM

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Posted on Jan 25, 2020 11:06 AM

Relaunch Safari holding the shift key down and try.


  • Use safe mode to try to isolate the cause of the issue.

Once in Safe Mode, click the “Restart” button at the bottom of the screen to exit Safe Mode.

Test.

Safari 13.0.4

Lookup works on this Mac.




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Safari - Dictionary lookup not working in Reader View

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