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Q: 

How to look up a word in the Mac OS X dictionary with AppleScript?

How can I look up a word in the Mac OS X dictionary through AppleScript?

+2  A: 

Dictionary.app is not scriptable but it supports its own URL scheme, which you can exploit from AppleScript:

open location "dict://mandolin"
sakra  2010-04-03 08:55:02
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Lots of code samples here: MacScripter / Search results: dictionary.app

songdogtech  2010-04-04 12:54:01

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