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+#!/bin/sh
+## dict.sh - nicely look up words in dictionaries with dictd
+
+## Configuration
+dmenu="rofi -dmenu"
+pager="rofi -location 2 -width -81 -e"
+
+
+## Error codes
+NO_TERM_PROVIDED=4
+NO_DICT_PROVIDED=5
+
+
+## Get available dictionaries
+get_dict() {
+	dict -D | \
+		tail -n +2 | \
+		grep -v "fd" | \
+		sed 's/^ [a-z0-9-]* *//' | \
+		$dmenu -i -p "Dictionary"
+}
+
+
+## Get search term
+get_search_term() {
+	term=$(printf "Clipboard\nPrimary selection\n" | $dmenu -i -p "Search term")
+	if [ "$term" = "Clipboard" ]; then
+		echo "$(xclip -o -selection clipboard)"
+	elif [ "$term" = "Primary selection" ]; then
+		echo "$(xclip -o -selection primary)"
+	else
+		echo "$term"
+	fi
+}
+
+
+## Search dictionary for term
+search() {
+	dict=$1
+	term=$2
+	dict -d $(dict -D | grep "$dict" | cut -w -f2) "$term"
+}
+
+
+## Main
+dict=$(get_dict)
+[ -z "$dict" ] && exit $NO_DICT_PROVIDED
+term=$(get_search_term)
+[ -z "$term" ] && exit $NO_TERM_PROVIDED
+result=$(search "$dict" "$term")
+[ -z "$result" ] && $pager "No results found." || $pager "$result"