OED Query ============== About ----- Bash script for querying various info from Oxford English Dictionary (https://www.oed.com/) Usage ----- This script designed to be used in IRC with a specific bot, and only works from a shell using bash read. Shell: ./oedquery.sh [flag] [word] (upon bash read) Or with the bot it was designed for: !oed [flag] [word] -d define (default) - return first definition of each lexical category with an example sentence. -et etymology - return etymology, if available, for given word. -a audio - return first audio file for given word. -t thesaurus - return synonyms for given word. -wod word of the day - return defintion for Lexico's word of the day. Note: you must provide your own App ID and App Key for access to the OED API. These can be got for free from their website. Sources ------- Oxford English Dictionary API (https://developer.oxforddictionaries.com/)