dict:tldr:6bacc
dict: Look up a word in a specific database.
$ dict -d ${database_name} ${word}
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This command is likely used in a command-line interface or script.
dict is a command-line tool typically used to query a dictionary or thesaurus.
-d is an option that specifies the database from which to retrieve the word's definition or translation. ${database_name} is a placeholder that needs to be replaced with the actual name of the database you want to use.
${word} is also a placeholder that needs to be substituted with the word you want to look up in the dictionary.
Therefore, the overall command is used to look up the definition or translation of a specific word in a specific dictionary.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
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