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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by nonrandomstring on Saturday August 13, 2022 @07:34AM (#32448895)
Use Wordnet [1,2].

It's an entirely local database with decent etymology and provisions for synonyms, homonyms, semantic relations and so on.

> $ /usr/bin/wn hacker -over

  Overview of noun hacker

  The noun hacker has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
                                         
  1. (1) hacker -- (someone who plays golf poorly)

  2. hacker, cyber-terrorist, cyberpunk -- (a programmer who breaks
  into computer systems
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordNet

[2] https://wordnet.princeton.edu/download/current-version

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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by rascul on Saturday August 13, 2022 @09:33AM (#32449705)
Interesting that the web site differs:

    S: (n) hacker (someone who plays golf poorly)
    S: (n) hacker (a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm) "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers"
    S: (n) hack, drudge, hacker (one who works hard at boring tasks)
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hacker
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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by rendaw on Saturday August 13, 2022 @07:44AM (#32448965)
The article notes

> The WordNet Project is retired, so the dictionary will grow more out of date over time.

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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by saalweachter on Saturday August 13, 2022 @08:01AM (#32449091)
... as opposed to the dictionary I have on my bookshelf.
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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by Veen on Saturday August 13, 2022 @08:08AM (#32449147)
As opposed to other online dictionaries that are still updated.
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Re:Stop using DICT dictionary apps (such as GNOME/MATE Dicti... by denton-scratch on Saturday August 13, 2022 @03:30PM (#32452992)
I find the older definition preferable.
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