# English Dictionary

One word, every meaning — definitions by part of speech, phonetics, and recorded pronunciation.

- Method: `GET`
- Path: `/v1/dictionary/{word}`

**Parameters**

| Name | Type | | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `word` | path segment | required | A single English word. |

**Example request**

```bash
curl https://api.diraz.ae/v1/dictionary/%7Bword%7D \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer drz_live_…"
```

**Example response**

```json
{
  "data": {
    "word": "hello",
    "entries": [
      {
        "word": "hello",
        "phonetic": "həˈləʊ",
        "phonetics": [{ "text": "həˈləʊ", "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/hello-gb.mp3" }],
        "meanings": [
          {
            "partOfSpeech": "noun",
            "definitions": [
              { "definition": "Used as a greeting or to begin a phone conversation.", "example": "hello there, Katie!" }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_7Q2fK4mZ",
    "as_of": "2026-08-21T04:05:00.000Z",
    "age_seconds": 42,
    "next_update_at": "2026-08-22T04:05:00.000Z"
  }
}
```