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define
#!/bin/bash
#Filename: define.sh
#Desc: A script to fetch definitions from dictionaryapi.com
apikey=YOUR_API_KEY
if [ $# -ne 2 ];
then
echo -e "Usage: WORD DEFINITION_COUNT"
exit -1;
fi
curl --silent http://www.dictionaryapi.com/api/v1/references/learners/xml/$1?key=$apikey | \
grep -o \<dt\>.*\</dt\> | \
sed 's$</*[a-z]*>$$g' | \
head -n $2 | nl
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