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!define CONNECTION word #!key (db 'first)procedure

Performs a define-operation on the dict-server for the given word. The db key-word-argument specifies the database to use: Legal values for db are:

  • a string => the name of a database (see !databases)
  • the symbol 'first => this means search all databases and stop after the first match
  • the symbol 'all => this means search all databases and return all matches

This procedure returns a list of lists where each sublist consists of the following elements: (WORD DB DB-DESCRPTION DEFINITION)