# Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

> Use this tool when you need to enhance AI assistants with accurate English language definitions and usage examples. It provides a bridge to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, enabling lookups of word definitions, examples, and related linguistic information through a TypeScript-based server. Ideal for use cases requiring integrated language reference capabilities without external context switching.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/edgardamasceno-ldoce  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/edgardamasceno-ldoce

## Description

LDOCE MCP Server provides a bridge to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, enabling AI assistants to look up word definitions, examples, and related linguistic information. The implementation uses TypeScript with the Model Context Protocol SDK and leverages tools like Axios, Cheerio, and TurndownJS to scrape and parse dictionary content from the LDOCE website. This server is particularly valuable for enhancing AI assistants with accurate English language definitions and usage examples without requiring context switching to external dictionary resources.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** browser-automation
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/edgardamasceno-ldoce)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/edgardamasceno-dev/ldoce-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "edgardamasceno-ldoce"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/edgardamasceno-ldoce` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/edgardamasceno-ldoce/pull`

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