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OED Query
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About
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Bash script for querying various info from Oxford English Dictionary (https://www.oed.com/)
Usage
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./oedquery.sh [flag] [word]
Flags
-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.
This script designed to be used in IRC with a specific bot, but should work fine from the command line using stdin.
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
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Oxford English Dictionary API (https://developer.oxforddictionaries.com/)
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