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Dictionary

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Dictionary is a Emacs1 package for accessing a +dictionary server providing word definitions. + +

The Request for Comments 2229 http://www.dict.org/rfc2229.txt +defines a protocol for communication between a dictionary client and a +dictionary server. The dictionary server keeps several databases +(containing dictionary definitions) and provides an interface for the +client to list the definition for a word and to search for words +matching to pattern. + +

This software implements the client side of that protocol. It allows +you to use a dictionary server (for example provided by the site +www.dict.org) from within Emacs. + +

Please note that the dictionary protocol uses the port 2628 which is +likely to be blocked by firewalls. It is possible to connect to the +dictionary server through a HTTP proxy similiar to the way HTTPS +connections on port 443 are relayed, See HTTP Proxy. + +

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    In the following manual Emacs is a name +for both GNU Emacs and XEmacs. If I need to differ between both Emacs +variants I will use these names instead

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