eDictionary is a useful app that can serve as your dictionary. It's compact and convenient to use.
With edictionary, you can retrieve the definition of any word from the command line. Not only that, it enables you to ask for meanings of multiple words simultaneously, and you can also call edictionary from within your scripts. Since edictionary is written in Perl, it is as platform independent as Perl. Therefore, you only need to have Perl installed on your machine along with edictionary to get started. It's worthwhile to note that Perl is a platform independent language with interpreters available for Linux, UNIX, Windows, and several other platforms. If you're running Linux or UNIX, then there's a high possibility you already have Perl installed on your machine.
The new release of edictionary features a fix on the MW response parser to conform to the new html output. This application is highly recommended for anyone whose job requires the use of the command line interface. Try out edictionary today and experience its speed and convenience in retrieving the meanings of English words.
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