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+# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Ben Kurtovic <ben.kurtovic@verizon.net>
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+from earwigbot import exceptions
+from earwigbot.commands import Command
+
+class Dictionary(Command):
+    """Define words and stuff."""
+    name = "dictionary"
+    commands = ["dict", "dictionary"]
+
+    def process(self, data):
+        if not data.args:
+        	self.reply(data, "what do you want me to define?")
+            return
+
+        term = " ".join(data.args)
+        lang = self.bot.wiki.get_site().lang
+        try:
+            definition = self.define(term, lang)
+        except exceptions.APIError:
+            msg = "cannot find a {0}-language Wiktionary."
+            self.reply(data, msg.format(lang))
+        else:
+            self.reply(data, "{0}: {1}".format(term, definition))
+
+    def define(self, term, lang):
+        try:
+            site = self.bot.wiki.get_site(project="wiktionary", lang=lang)
+        except exceptions.SiteNotFoundError:
+            site = self.bot.wiki.add_site(project="wiktionary", lang=lang)
+
+        page = site.get_page(term)
+        try:
+            entry = page.get()
+        except (exceptions.PageNotFoundError, exceptions.InvalidPageError):
+            return "no definition found."
+
+        return entry