---
name: "gdict"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnome-utils"
version: "1.4.1.2-4"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gdict"
---

# gdict(1)

Gnome client for MIT dictionary server

## NAME

gdict - Gnome client for MIT dictionary server

## SYNOPSIS

**gdict -a**

or select **GDict** from the **Utilities** submenu of the Main Menu.

## DESCRIPTION

**GDict** provides dictionary definitions of words, using any server that supports the dict protocol, an Internet standard for client/server dictionary applications.

For full documentation see the **GDict** online help.

## AUTHOR

**GDict** was written by Spiros Papadimitriou (\<spapadim+@cs.cmu.edu\>), Mike Hughes (\<mfh@psilord.com\>) and Bradford Hovinen (\<hovinen@udel.edu\>).

This manual page was written by Jochen Voss \<voss@mathematik.uni-kl.de\>.

## SEE ALSO

[**dict**(1)](/dict/1.md), [**dictd**(8)](/dictd/8.md), **http://www.dict.org/**, **RFC 2229**