⚒️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.
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