definelisted

Contextual definition and translation of a single word or phrase, resolved from the sentence or paragraph around it — the true in-context sense, not the dictionary default. The user names a target word/phrase and supplies surrounding text; this skill disambiguates the sense and explains it for a language learner (meaning, why this sense, register, etymology, related senses, difficulty), and can translate it contextually into another language. Triggers on "what does X mean here", "what does this word mean in this sentence", "define X in context", "meaning of X as used here", "translate just this word in context", or any word-sense / vocabulary / reading-comprehension request that supplies a target plus its context. Does NOT trigger on editing, creating, or syncing translation/locale files, adding a language to a product, or i18n JSON/YAML/TS keys — that is the `i18n` skill. Does NOT trigger on full-document translation, or a context-free dictionary lookup with no surrounding text.
sorawit-w/agent-skills · ★ 1 · Data & Documents · score 78

Install: claude install-skill sorawit-w/agent-skills

# define — Contextual Definition & Translation A word's true meaning lives in its context. "Bank" by a river is not "bank" that holds money; Thai "เอา" shifts sense with the verb beside it; an idiom means nothing if you read it word by word. This skill takes a **target** (a word or phrase) plus the **context** it sits in, resolves the sense the context selects, and explains it the way a good language teacher would — then, on request, translates *just that target* contextually into another language. This is a **comprehension** tool, not a localization tool. For editing translation files, adding locales, or syncing translation keys, use the sibling `i18n` skill. The two share a cultural knowledge base (see [Locale & cultural nuance](#locale--cultural-nuance)) but do different jobs: `i18n` *produces* localized strings; `define` *explains* a word in context. --- ## Input contract | Field | Required | Default | |-------|----------|---------| | **target** | yes | the word or phrase to define/translate | | **context** | yes (for a true contextual answer) | the surrounding sentence or paragraph | | **source language** | no | auto-detect from the context | | **explanation language** | no | the language the user is writing in | | **target language** (for translation) | no | only if the user asks to translate | | **learner level** | no | inferred; difficulty reported as a CEFR band | If the **context is missing or too thin to disambiguate**, do not silently pick one sense. State t