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synsets

synsets is the plural of synset.

Meaning of synset

Noun

synset (plural synsets)

  1. A set of one or more synonyms that are interchangeable in some context without changing the truth value of the proposition in which they are embedded.
    • The basic object in WordNet is a set of strict synonyms, called a synset. By definition, each synset a word appears in is a different sense of that word.1993, D. K. Harman, First Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-1): Proceedingshttps://books.google.cz/books?id=A81RmnI0l5cC&pg=PA344
    Synonyms:
    synonym ring

Questions about synsets

What is synsets the plural of?
Synsets is the plural of synset.

Words near synsets in the dictionary

  1. synsedimentarily
  2. synsedimentary
  3. synsemantic
  4. synsepalous
  5. synset
  6. synsets
  7. synstatin
  8. synstigmatic
  9. synsystematic
  10. SYNT
  11. syntaces

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