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How to use Google dictionary as an API?

Since the Google Dictionary API is deprecated (like the following)

http://www.google.com/dictionary/json?callback=a&sl=en&tl=en&q=love

and has been replaced by a definition (for example, the following)

 https://www.google.com/#q=define+love

Does anyone know how to use / call the Google define APIs in java?

Here is a chrome extension that does similar.

 https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-dictionary-by-goog/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja

Alternatively, are there any open source APIs? I found Oxford (OED), Cambridge, Merriam-Webster, Wordnik APIs that provide APIs in subscription models.

Also found is Wordnet 3.1, which is pretty old. Not sure if it is being updated or not.

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Yes! Access to the Google Dictionary has been removed. This does the same job, but still has access.

AFAIK, Lookup Dictionary is one of the most popular ones listed in

www.programmableweb.com/apitag/dictionary/1?q=dictionary&sort=mashups

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To get the best definitions, I would go with an api for Merriam-Webster or Oxford. As long as your use is not commercial, you will be okay with up to 1000 requests per day (Merriam-Webster) and up to 3000 requests per month (Oxford).

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Like others, unfortunately, the Google Dictionary API is deprecated.

Since I need the Google Dictionary API for my project, I decided to create it.

I removed WebPage for the url https://www.google.com/#q=define+term , where term is any word you want to get and created an API, you can find it here in the Google Dictionary API .

How to use

To simply pass a query string with the define parameter equal to the word you want to define.

Eg. /?define=hello will give you the hello definition provided by Google in JSON format for your own use.

If you want me to include any other details, please comment and I will gladly extend the API to meet your needs.

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