gnome-dictionary software package provides GNOME dictionary application, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install gnome-dictionary
gnome-dictionary is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gnome-dictionary package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gnome-dictionary *
You will get with gnome-dictionary package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | GNOME |
| Package | gnome-dictionary |
| Version | 3.18.0-2 |
| Description | GNOME dictionary application |
| Sub Section | GNOME |