mate-dictionary

graphical dictionary application for the MATE desktop

TLDR

Open dictionary
$ mate-dictionary
Look up a word
$ mate-dictionary --look-up [word]
Look up a word using a specific database
$ mate-dictionary --database [wn] --look-up [word]
Look up a word and print to console without GUI
$ mate-dictionary --no-window --look-up [word]
Look up a word using a specific source
$ mate-dictionary --source [source_name] --look-up [word]

SYNOPSIS

mate-dictionary [options]

DESCRIPTION

mate-dictionary is a graphical dictionary application for the MATE desktop environment. It looks up words using DICT protocol servers and supports multiple dictionaries and search strategies. Results can be saved to file or printed.

PARAMETERS

--look-up word

Look up the specified word using the pre-defined dictionary source.
--match word
Find matching words using the pre-defined dictionary source.
--source, -s source
Use the specified source for looking up words.
--database, -D database
Use the specified database for looking up words.
--no-window, -n
Print definitions to the console without launching the GUI.

INSTALL

sudo apt install mate-utils
sudo dnf install mate-utils
sudo pacman -S mate-utils
sudo apk add mate-dictionary
sudo zypper install mate-dictionary
nix profile install nixpkgs#mate-utils

SEE ALSO

dict(1)