Link to specific dictionary meanings
Thursday, March 01, 2018
An online dictionary that allows linking to a single specific definition of a word?#
For example, suppose I want to refer to the specific definition of 'nut' as 'a perforated block usually of metal that has an internal screw thread and is used on a bolt or screw'.
This is the 3rd definition on the page http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nut, but Merriam-Webster only allows linking to the page, not a specific meaning.
Wiktionary allows linking to sections in a page, so we can link to Noun or Verb forms for example, but that's still too coarse for this scenario.
This a reboot of a question on english.stackexchange.com which was closed as being off-topic for that site. (And at 7 years old is long in the tooth, maybe there is an answer now that didn't exist then.)
This would be really cool, and Leo could be a great tool for it's backbone. I'm not thinking about the web service part, but the building the dictionary and then creating the html parts. What's the practical limit for number of nodes in Leo? There's no way I have time to try something like this, but I love the idea. ;-)
Link: workbook.leo#Ideas-->Leo Dictionary Service-->nut-->3
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<t tx="maphew.20180301140607.1">the kernel of a nut</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301140705.1">a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301140726.1">a dry indehiscent one-seeded fruit with a woody pericarp</t>
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<t tx="maphew.20180301141050.1">a hard problem or undertaking</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301141100.1">CORE, HEART</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301141149.1">a perforated block usually of metal that has an internal screw thread and is used on a bolt or screw for tightening or holding something</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301141205.1">the ridge in a stringed instrument (such as a violin) over which the strings pass on the upper end of the fingerboard</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301141215.1">a small lump (as of butter)</t>
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<t tx="maphew.20180301141230.1">nuts plural : nonsense —often used interjectionally</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301141234.1">slang : a person's head</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301141238.1">usually vulgar : testis</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301141244.1">the amount of money that must be earned in order to break even</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301141325.1">a foolish, eccentric, or crazy person</t>
<t tx="maphew.20180301141329.1">enthusiast
a movie nut</t>
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</leo_file>From <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/leo-editor/ZgPQ-f7jL3g>