Etymology

Developing

GET

/{database}/entries/{entry-id}/etymology

Retrieves the etymology of an entry matching the given ID.

Request

Authorization

Add parameter in header

X-Api-Key

Example:

X-Api-Key: ********************

Path Params

Query Params

Request Code Samples

Shell

JavaScript

Swift

PHP

Python

curl --location 'https://api.data.macquariedictionary.com.au/complete/entries/a128f0a0-8442-30ba-a604-28041ea31602/etymology?phonemic-transcription=md' \
--header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>'

Responses

🟢200Success

application/json

Bodyapplication/json

Examples

Example 1Example 2Example 3

{
    "data": "from their blue colour when viewed from a distance",
    "type": "word"
}

🟠400Bad request

🟠404Not found

🔴500Internal server error

Modified at 2026-10-07 05:04:21

Definition IDs and numbers

Headword