Re: Lookin' for the OED

--- In conlang@y..., And Rosta <a-rosta@A...> wrote:

> In reply to Peter's query, I don't know of any decent
downloadable
> dictionary. There's a surprising dearth of such stuff
when you
> actually set out to look for it.
There's an old Webster's somewhere (Project Gutenberg?)
but I prefer WordNet, which is downloadable.  I run it
with a Python interface and with a VB interface; both
offer capabilities the other doesn't.  It has a command
line interface, as well.

WordNet only covers nouns, adjectives, adverbs and
verbs, so when you want to research conjunctions (as I
did the other night) or some other part of speech, you
have to use a different resource.

I also like and use the American Heritage Electronic
Dictionary, but that's Windows only and carries a price
tag.

Best regards,

Jeffrey
http://jeffrey.henning.com
http://www.langmaker.com

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