Synonym

A Synonym is one of the Word Senses in a Synonym Relation.

• Context:
  • It can be represented by a Synonym Record (e.g. in a Thesaurus).
  • It can be a Member Of a Synset.
• Example(s):
  • LUKEWARM_1, in Synonym Relation(LUKEWARM_1, TEPID_1) => True.
• See: Antonym, Homonym, Polyseme.

References

2008

• (Dextre Clarke & al, 2008) => Stella Dextre Clarke, Alan Gilchrist, Ron Davies and Leonard Will. (2008). "Glossary of Terms Relating to Thesauri and Other Forms of Structured Vocabulary for Information Retrieval." Willpower Information
  • synonym
    • one of two or more terms whose meanings are considered to be the same in a wide range of contexts
    • Abbreviations and their full forms may be treated as synonyms. e.g. HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; guarantees, warranties----