Variable: dictionary-default-dictionary

dictionary-default-dictionary is a customizable variable defined in dictionary.el.gz.

Value

"*"

Documentation

The dictionary which is used for searching definitions and matching.

* and ! have a special meaning, * search all dictionaries, ! search until
one dictionary yields matches. Otherwise, the value should be a string, the name of the dictionary to use. Dictionary names are generally specific to the servers, and are obtained via dictionary-dictionaries.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 28.1.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 30.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/net/dictionary.el.gz
(defcustom dictionary-default-dictionary
  "*"
  "The dictionary which is used for searching definitions and matching.
* and ! have a special meaning, * search all dictionaries, ! search until
one dictionary yields matches.
Otherwise, the value should be a string, the name of the dictionary to use.
Dictionary names are generally specific to the servers, and are obtained
via `dictionary-dictionaries'."
  :group 'dictionary
  :type 'string
  :version "28.1")