diff --git a/nxdict.c b/nxdict.c
index 05f62d44..f4b9f3c5 100644
--- a/nxdict.c
+++ b/nxdict.c
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ static void NXDIParse(char *pBuffer, pStringDict pDict)
   char *pPtr;
   int iToken;
   int iMode;
-  char pAlias[132];
-  char pDefinition[1024];       /* this is > 10 lines of definition */
-  char pWord[132];
+  char pAlias[1024];
+  char pDefinition[8192];       /* this is > 10 lines of definition */
+  char pWord[1024];
 
   assert(pBuffer);
   assert(pDict);