DICT is a dictionary network protocol created by the DICT Development Group.[1] It is described by RFC 2229, published in 1997.
This application embeds a DICT client and allows you to query DICT servers via a simple RESTful JSON webservice:
A list of dictionaries available on the DICT server:
/dictionaries
A list of matching strategies supported by the DICT server:
/strategies
Find definitions of a word in all dictionaries:
/define?w=WORD
Find definitions of a word in a certain dictionary:
/define/DICTIONARY?w=WORD
For example:
/define/muiswerk?w=meisje
Match a word using all strategies:
/match?w=WORD
Match a word using a certain strategy:
/match/STRATEGY?w=WORD
For example
/match/prefix?w=appl
Match a word using a certain strategy in a certain dictionary:
/match/STRATEGY/DICTIONARY?w=WORD
For example
/match/prefix/magus?w=apple
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