[NTLUG:Discuss] Any online dictionary?

[Jeremy Blosser]

Juliet Blosser [juliet at firinn.org] wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 09:25:04AM -0600, Ali Naddaf wrote:
> > Hi everyone.
> > Does anyone know of any command-line or GUI interface to any online
> > dictionary such as Webster or Oxford? I prefer to use a simple interface
> > rather than a web browser.
> > 
> > Many thanks, Ali.
> > 
> The web dictionary I always use is Merriam-Webster at www.m-w.com.
> I've also played a mud called Ancient Anguish, as well as a now
> defunct moo, both of which had command line interfaces to the same
> dictionary.  The dictionary on the moo at least was not cached;
> it did a socket connection to somewhere and got the definitions.
> I'm guessing Ancient Anguish does it the same way.  You could find
> them through mudconnector.com.
> 
> Hope this helps you as a starting poing.
                                        ^

As you can see, she doesn't use any of those resources as often as she
perhaps should...

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Jeremy Blosser   |   jblosser at firinn.org   |   http://jblosser.firinn.org/
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