Terminal Dictionary
Project description
Define
======
Define is a terminal dictionary script that uses wordnik for
definitions. Supports audio pronounciation
Example:
$define love
LOVE:
A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward
a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of
attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
INSTALLATION
============
Installing define is easy:
Using pip:
$ sudo pip install define
On Arch:
$ yaourt -S define
Manual Installation:
$ sudo python setup.py install
~~You will need an api key from wordnik, get one from
developer.wordnik.com and edit the "key" variable inside the script~~
\*API key is now included in the script"
Notes for Ubuntu 15.04 (may apply to other versions):
To enable pip you'll need to add universe to your sources.
$ echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid universe" | sudo tee -a "/etc/apt/sources.list"
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install python-pip
To make use of audio feature if you install with pip. You'll need to install the gstreamer pacakge.
$ sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-tools
Using Audio
===========
Audio can be used in define with the -a or --audio flag.
$ define --audio love
LOVE:
A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward
a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of
attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
Would you like to hear audio pronounciation? [Y/N] n
FLAGS
=====
Define has the following flags:
*-h/--help* - Display help and exit.
*-a/--audio* - Audio pronounciation of keyword.
*-t/--thesaurus* - Thesaurus results for keyword.
*-u/--urban* - Search Urban Dictionary for results instead of Wordnik.
*-l/--local* - Search keywords using local dict and dictd dictionary (NOTE: This currently only works with the gcide dictionary, no other dictionary will work at the moment)
======
Define is a terminal dictionary script that uses wordnik for
definitions. Supports audio pronounciation
Example:
$define love
LOVE:
A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward
a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of
attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
INSTALLATION
============
Installing define is easy:
Using pip:
$ sudo pip install define
On Arch:
$ yaourt -S define
Manual Installation:
$ sudo python setup.py install
~~You will need an api key from wordnik, get one from
developer.wordnik.com and edit the "key" variable inside the script~~
\*API key is now included in the script"
Notes for Ubuntu 15.04 (may apply to other versions):
To enable pip you'll need to add universe to your sources.
$ echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid universe" | sudo tee -a "/etc/apt/sources.list"
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install python-pip
To make use of audio feature if you install with pip. You'll need to install the gstreamer pacakge.
$ sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0-tools
Using Audio
===========
Audio can be used in define with the -a or --audio flag.
$ define --audio love
LOVE:
A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward
a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of
attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
Would you like to hear audio pronounciation? [Y/N] n
FLAGS
=====
Define has the following flags:
*-h/--help* - Display help and exit.
*-a/--audio* - Audio pronounciation of keyword.
*-t/--thesaurus* - Thesaurus results for keyword.
*-u/--urban* - Search Urban Dictionary for results instead of Wordnik.
*-l/--local* - Search keywords using local dict and dictd dictionary (NOTE: This currently only works with the gcide dictionary, no other dictionary will work at the moment)
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