Install dictem by entering the following commands in the terminal:
sudo apt update sudo apt install dictem
Description:
Dict client for emacs
DictEm implements all functions of the client part of Dictionary Server Protocol(DICT) protocol (RFC-2229, www.dict.org), i.e looking up words and definitions, obtaining information about available strategies, provided databases, information about DICT server etc. . It uses autocompletion that is used for selecting dictionary and search strategy. Moreover, DictEm provides several hooks which may be used for buffer postprocessing.
Homepage: http://www.mova.org/~cheusov/pub/dictem
Version: 1.0.4-2
Section: universe/text