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American dictionary and thesaurus with definitions, pronunciation, word history, and word games.

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GEThttps://dictionaryapi.com/api/v3/references/collegiate/json/{word}

Look up word definition

Parameters

keyAPI key (stringrequired

wordword to look up (stringrequired

Returns

entries[] with meta.id, fl (part of speech), shortdef[], hwi.prs[].mw (pronunciation), date (first use), et (etymology)

GEThttps://dictionaryapi.com/api/v3/references/thesaurus/json/{word}

Look up synonyms

Parameters

keyAPI key (stringrequired

wordword (stringrequired

Returns

entries[] with meta.syns[][], meta.ants[][], fl, shortdef[]

GEThttps://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day

Get word of the day

Returns

word, definition, example, pronunciation, part_of_speech, history