dict software package provides dictionary client, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install dict
dict is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dict package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dict *
You will get with dict package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 10 yakkety yak |
| Section | Text Processing |
| Package | dict |
| Version | 1.12.1+dfsg-4 |
| Description | dictionary client |
| Sub Section | text |