Is there an offline dictionary?

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Are there any off-line dictionaries available?

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any particulare language? – Rinzwind May 06 '11 at 19:34

Gaurav Butola · Answer 1 · 2011-05-07T09:44:37.227

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I would recommend Artha, It is an Offline dictionary, I find it really comprehensive and it also suggests you synonyms of the word you are looking up.
You can download Artha from Ubuntu Software Centre.

Artha is a free cross-platform English thesaurus that works completely off-line and is based on WordNet

Website: http://artha.sourceforge.net

edited May 07 '11 at 09:44

answered May 06 '11 at 19:26

Gaurav Butola

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+1 but does it update the wordnet dictionaries? – Ashu Jun 04 '12 at 18:49
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Does it support any languages other than English? – To Do Nov 24 '12 at 09:16

score 8 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 27 '23 at 11:24

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GoldenDict

I suggest GoldenDict a very powerful shell in which you will be able to install a great many dictionaries of various formats. Just for an English explanatory dictionary add goldendict-wordnet option.

To install goldendict and goldendict-wordnet in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu open the terminal and type:

sudo apt install goldendict goldendict-wordnet

edited Feb 27 '23 at 11:24

karel

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answered May 06 '11 at 19:21

Vincenzo

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Thank you Alan for editing of my answer. I thought that for new Ubuntu users it is always easier to install apps from Ubuntu SC or Synaptic :) – Vincenzo May 07 '11 at 07:57
it is much easier to use the software center. – Lincity May 07 '11 at 09:50
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I guess it's personal preference. I tend to encourage new users to use the terminal for installing apps, so that they can quickly familiarize themselves with it. But click to install is most certainly, always easier. – Alan May 07 '11 at 17:10
are there any up-to-date links to add dictionaries to Goldendict? the older links from their website are dead – Sep 03 '12 at 12:16
are there other dictionaries to add to GoldenDict in the same way as the goldendict-wordnet option? – Sep 03 '12 at 12:19

Is there an offline dictionary?

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