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NAME
dict - look up words in English dictionaries
SYNOPSIS
dict [ -p ] [ dictionary [ word ] ]
DESCRIPTION
Dict looks up words in the specified dictionary. Words are read, one
per line from the standard input, and entries are written on the stan‐
dard output. Characters other than letters, digits, and space are ig‐
nored. If just one word is to be looked up, it may be given as an ar‐
gument. Dictionary is one of
webster Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Seventh Edition, full
text (default)
web7 same, words only
etym[ology]
inverted index to `webster' by root words
web2 Merriam-Webster New International Dictionary, Second Edition,
unabridged, words only
oxford The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Contemporary Eng‐
lish, full text
spell word list of spell(1)
acro[nym]
17000 AT&T acronyms
Option -p finds all entries of which the specified `word' is a prefix.
This option is ignored for full-text dictionaries.
The dictionaries for webster, oxford, web7 and etymology are copy‐
righted and should not be copied without permission.
FILES
/usr1/dict/w7full/*
/usr1/dict/w7etym
/usr1/dict/web2
/usr1/dict/oaldce/*
/usr/dict/words spell or web7, depending on machine
/usr1/dict/acro
SEE ALSO
look(1)
BUGS
In some of the dictionaries, diacriticals are done right - by over‐
strikes, with which few screen terminals can cope.
bowell DICT(7)