"WordNet" meaning in English

See WordNet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From word + net. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|word|net}} word + net Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} WordNet
  1. (linguistics, artificial intelligence) A particular wordnet, a semantically structured lexical database, for the English language at Princeton University. Categories (topical): Artificial intelligence, Linguistics
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          "ref": "1996, Keith J. Holyoak, Paul Thagard, Mental Leaps: Analogy in Creative Thought, page 259:",
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