Dictionary webservice recommendation

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Lot of googling did not help me! Are there any good dictionary web based available?

I am looking for a site which can send me the meaning of words if we pass the word through query string!

*dictionary Please proofread your posts before posting. – GEOCHET Sep 16 '08 at 23:15 — GEOCHET, Sep 16 '08 at 23:15

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 16 '08 at 23:20

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I found you a Big Huge Thesaurus with a web API, and a dictionary at Aonaware that looks like it uses SOAP

answered Sep 16 '08 at 23:20

Jacob Krall

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Thank you very much Jacob and stackoverflow!! That was very helpful – Shoban Sep 16 '08 at 23:30
No problem, shoban :) If you wouldn't mind, you could choose this as the "accepted answer" so it turns green. – Jacob Krall Sep 17 '08 at 03:21
Is there any web service other than Aonaware for XML format as this service is currently not available? – Himanshu Aggarwal Sep 26 '14 at 14:22

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 15 '08 at 05:46

There also exists the dict protocol which has been around for a long time. One of the things I like about dict is the command-line query program that is available.

I have also created a Wiktionary to dict gateway which provides access to the Wiktionary database through the dict protocol.

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 26 '13 at 08:21

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I found another three:

Programmable Web: http://www.programmableweb.com/api/oxford-english-dictionary
Glosbe API: http://glosbe.com/a-api
DictService: http://services.aonaware.com/DictService/DictService.asmx

answered Aug 26 '13 at 08:21

Fernando Vezzali

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Is there any web service other than Aonaware for XML format as this service is currently not available? – Himanshu Aggarwal Sep 26 '14 at 14:23

Dictionary webservice recommendation

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