Amazon's Kindle stores the New American Dictionary and uses it for context-sensitive word definitions; some users find this feature disruptive when navigating through the Kindle's pages, as letting the cursor linger over the word can cause a pop-up to obscure the text they were trying to read. Deleting the dictionary is like deleting any other book from your Kindle library.
Archiving the Dictionary
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Step 1
Press the "Home" button.
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Step 2
Scroll through the list of titles until you see "New American Dictionary."
Step 3
Underline the title with the 5-way controller.
Step 4
Select "Remove from device." Select "OK. This deletes the dictionary from your Kindle, but it is still available to re-download from your Amazon Library.
Deleting the Dictionary
Step 1
Log in to your Amazon account with a Web browser.
Step 2
Click the "My Kindle Library" tab. In the "View" menu, select "Books" and scroll through the list until you find the "New American Dictionary."
Step 3
Click the "Actions" button. Select "Delete from library" to remove the book from your Kindle Library.