english-define 0.0.1

Define words in the English dictionary.

English Dictionary

Usage

import edictionary as edit

define(word:str, limit:int=50:)

Arguments

word - A str of a single word to define. Required

limit - int that limits how many results, ordered by popularity. Default: 50

Return

dict

Example

>>> edict.define("hello")
[{'partOfSpeech': 'exclamation', 'definitions': [{'definition': 'used as a greeting or to begin a phone conversation.', 'example': 'hello there, Katie!', 'synonyms': [], 'antonyms': []}]}, {'partOfSpeech': 'noun', 'definitions': [{'definition': 'an utterance of ‘hello’; a greeting.', 'example': 'she was getting polite nods and hellos from people', 'synonyms': [], 'antonyms': []}]}, {'partOfSpeech': 'verb', 'definitions': [{'definition': 'say or shout ‘hello’.', 'example': 'I pressed the phone button and helloed', 'synonyms': [], 'antonyms': []}]}]

phonetics(word:str, limit:int=50:)

Arguments

word - A str of a single word to find phonetics for. Required

limit - int that limits how many results, ordered by popularity. Default: 50

Return

dict

Example

>>> edict.phonetics("hello")
[{'text': 'həˈləʊ', 'audio': '//ssl.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/20200429/hello--_gb_1.mp3'}, {'text': 'hɛˈləʊ'}]