Get word definitions

Usage : The basic syntax of a URL request to the API is shown below:

https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/<word>

As an example, to get definition of English word hello, you can send request to

https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/hello

 [ { "word": "hello", "phonetic": "həˈləʊ", "phonetics": [ { "text": "həˈləʊ", "audio": "//ssl.gstatic.com/dictionary/static/sounds/20200429/hello--_gb_1.mp3" }, { "text": "hɛˈləʊ" } ], "origin": "early 19th century: variant of earlier hollo ; related to holla.", "meanings": [ { "partOfSpeech": "exclamation", "definitions": [ { "definition": "used as a greeting or to begin a phone conversation.", "example": "hello there, Katie!", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ] }, { "partOfSpeech": "noun", "definitions": [ { "definition": "an utterance of ‘hello’; a greeting.", "example": "she was getting polite nods and hellos from people", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ] }, { "partOfSpeech": "verb", "definitions": [ { "definition": "say or shout ‘hello’.", "example": "I pressed the phone button and helloed", "synonyms": [], "antonyms": [] } ] } ] } ]  

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