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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# look up in dictionary or thesauras
+# FIXME Make more user friendly
+
+BASEURL=dict://dict.org
+
+curl "$BASEURL/${1:-d}:${2:-$1}"
+
+# vim:set ft=sh: