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Wordnik Definitions

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Grab information from Wordnik for a topic and bring it into your notes.

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This is a plugin is a modified version of the Obsidian Wikipedia Plugin by Jonathan Miller.

Setup/Installation

In settings, you will need your own api key, which you can get here.

Usage

  • Run the "Get Wordnik data for search term" command to search for a word and paste in the data at your cursor location.
  • Run the "Get Wordnik data for active note title" command to paste the data for the title of the current note.

Customization

Customize the formatting of the data pasted in by customizing the Wordnik Extract Template option in the plugin's settings. Screen Shot 2022-04-07 at 20 15 37

For example, you can remove the related words from the data.

You can also set the maximum number of definitions that the plugin with paste into the editor. Screen Shot 2022-04-07 at 20 35 39

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Fetch definitions, examples, and related words from Wordnik and paste the results at your cursor location. Search a word or use the active note title to insert formatted Wordnik data, and control output with a customizable template and a maximum-definition limit.
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Current version
1.0.0
Last updated
4 years ago
Created
4 years ago
Updates
2 releases
Downloads
4k
Compatible with
Obsidian 0.9.7+
Platforms
Desktop, Mobile
License
MIT
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