Use strict;
use warnings;
use Net::Dict;
use vars qw( $DICT $DICT_HOST %DICT_PARAMS );

$DICT_HOST = 'dict.org';

main( @ARGV );
exit;

sub main {
    initialize( @_ );

    for my $word ( @_ ) {
    my $definitions = $DICT->define( $word );
    for my $definition ( @$definitions ) {
        print dictionary_name( $definition->[0] )
        . "\n$definition->[1]\n";
    }
    }

    1;
}

sub initialize {
    $DICT = Net::Dict->new( $DICT_HOST,
                %DICT_PARAMS );

    $| = 1;

    1;
}

{
    my %dicts;
    sub dictionary_name {
    my $dict = shift;
    $dicts{$dict} ||= $DICT->dbTitle( $dict );
    }
}

__END__

=pod

=head1 NAME

dict - a simple client for http://dict.org

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 dict insufflation

 (define-word "insufflation")

 C-x d

=head1 EMACS BINDING

Emacs is a great place to bind all sorts things together and this is
no exception. Add this to your .emacs file to create the function
DEFINE-WORD. If you don't give it a word then it will attempt to
define whatever word is currently under your point.

 (defun define-word (input-word)
   "Define a word using http://dict.org."
   (interactive "MWord to define: ")
   (let ((buf (generate-new-buffer "*dict*"))
         (word (if (> (length input-word) 0)
                   input-word
                 (current-word))))
     (shell-command (concat "~/bin/dict " word) buf)
     buf))

The following command binds C-x d to the function.

 (global-set-key "\C-xd" 'define-word)

=end

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