How can I access the Merriam-Webster dictionary from Athena?
The Abridged Merriam-Webster dictionary is freely available online at http://m-w.com.
In addition to online resources, the GNOME Dictionary program is available under the Applications menu in the Office catgeory, or from the command line as gnome-dictionary
The webster program in the SIPB locker also provides a text-based interface to the dictionary. To use it:
Add the sipb locker by typing the following at the athena% prompt:
add sipb
Then, to lookup a specific word, enter a command of the form:
webster word-to-look-up
To go into interactive mode and look up several words, one at a time, you could type just:
webster
For more information on the webster program, view its manual page.
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