Index: gnome-utils/gnome-dictionary/libgdict/gdict-client-context.c
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--- gnome-utils/gnome-dictionary/libgdict/gdict-client-context.c	(revision 7470)
+++ gnome-utils/gnome-dictionary/libgdict/gdict-client-context.c	(working copy)
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@
   
   cmd = gdict_command_new (CMD_DEFINE);
   cmd->database = g_strdup ((database != NULL ? database : GDICT_DEFAULT_DATABASE));
-  cmd->word = g_strdup (word);
+  cmd->word = g_utf8_normalize (word, -1, G_NORMALIZE_NFC);
   
   return gdict_client_context_push_command (client_ctx, cmd);
 }
@@ -2127,7 +2127,7 @@
   cmd = gdict_command_new (CMD_MATCH);
   cmd->database = g_strdup ((database != NULL ? database : GDICT_DEFAULT_DATABASE));
   cmd->strategy = g_strdup ((strategy != NULL ? strategy : GDICT_DEFAULT_STRATEGY));
-  cmd->word = g_strdup (word);
+  cmd->word = g_utf8_normalize (word, -1, G_NORMALIZE_NFC);
   
   return gdict_client_context_push_command (client_ctx, cmd);
 }
