Is there a way to use the iphone spotlight as a dictionary?

Does anyone know if there is a way via an app, setting or hack to use the spotlight function on the iphone as a dictionary as one can in OS X? While it is just a minor inconvenience to open a dictionary app, it a hassle I must nonetheless deal with several times a day. Thanks.

No, there isn't a built-in dictionary on the iPhone that could be used as a look-up.
I guess Apple consider it as a waste of valuable space when the device is designed to access the Wibbly Wobbly Web

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