WORDNET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does WordNet mean? 

• WORDNET (noun)
  The noun WORDNET has 2 senses:

1. any of the machine-readable lexical databases modeled after the Princeton WordNet

2. a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University

  Familiarity information: WORDNET used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WORDNET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the machine-readable lexical databases modeled after the Princeton WordNet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("wordnet" is a kind of...):

lexical database (a database of information about words)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Princeton WordNet; WordNet

Instance hypernyms:

lexical database (a database of information about words)

Domain member category:

synset (a set of one or more synonyms)

Instance hyponyms:

WordNet3.1 (the latest publicly released version of WordNet)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)