⚒️How it works

How does it work?

This function first downloads the word information from the dictionary API if it's not cached yet. If the word is cached, it'll return the cached DictionaryWord instance in an array.

However, if it's the first time using the word, it attempts to serialize the result into a DictionaryWord array that contains necessary information.

A DictionaryWord contains the following properties:

• string Word

  • The actual word

• string PhoneticWord

  • The base phonetic representation of the word

• List<Phonetic> Phonetics

  • The alternative phonetic representations

• List<Meaning> Meanings

  • Word meanings

• License LicenseInfo

  • License information

• List<string> SourceUrls

  • List of where we got the word information from

A Phonetic class contains the following properties:

• string Text

  • Phonetic representation of the word

• string Audio

  • Link to the pronounciation, usually in MP3 format. Use NAudio (Windows) to play it.

• string SourceUrl

  • From where did we get the audio from?

• License License

  • License information for the source

A Meaning class contains the following properties:

• string PartOfSpeech

  • Part of speech, usually noun, verb, adjective, adverb, interjection, etc.

• List<DefinitionType> Definitions

  • List of word definitions. Words usually come with one or more definitions.

• List<string> Synonyms

  • List of synonyms based on the word meaning

• List<string> Antonyms

  • List of antonyms based on the word meaning

A DefinitionType class contains the following properties:

• string Definition

  • Word definition

• List<string> Synonyms

  • List of synonyms based on the definition

• List<object> Antonyms

  • List of antonyms based on the definition

• string Example

  • Example in sentence

A License class contains the following properties:

• string Name

  • License name

• string Url

  • License URL

You should be showing the license information somewhere in your program, usually in the About section, using the License class found within the dictionary word instance.