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Dictionary entries

Retrieve dictionary information for a given word

Use this to retrieve definitions, pronunciations, example sentences, grammatical information and word origins. It only works for dictionary headwords, so you may need to use the Lemmatron first if your input is likely to be an inflected form (e.g., 'swimming'). This would return the linked headword (e.g., 'swim') which you can then use in the Entries endpoint. Unless specified using a region filter, the default lookup will be the Oxford Dictionary of English (GB).

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get/entries/{source_lang}/{word_id}

Path parameters

source_lang'en' | 'es' | 'lv' | 'hi' | 'sw' | 'ta' | 'gu' | 'fr' required

IANA language code

word_idstring required

An Entry identifier. Case-sensitive.

Headers

app_idstring required

App ID Authentication Parameter

app_keystring required

App Key Authentication Parameter

Response

Successful response.

metadataobject

Additional Information provided by OUP