synset.rb
Path: lib/wordnet/synset.rb
Modified: Wed Sep 03 15:25:57 GMT 2003

WordNet synonym-set object class

Synopsis

  ss = lexicon.lookupSynset( "word", WordNet::Noun, 1 )
      puts "Definition: %s" % ss.gloss
  coords = ss.coordinates

Description

Instances of this class encapsulate the data for a synonym set (‘synset’) in a Wordnet lexical database. A synonym set is a set of words that are interchangeable in some context.

Author

Michael Granger <ged@FaerieMUD.org>

Copyright © 2002, 2003 The FaerieMUD Consortium. All rights reserved.

This module is free software. You may use, modify, and/or redistribute this software under the terms of the Perl Artistic License. (See language.perl.com/misc/Artistic.html)

Much of this code was inspired by/ported from the Lingua::Wordnet Perl module by Dan Brian.

Version

 $Id: synset.rb,v 1.5 2003/09/03 07:47:29 deveiant Exp $
Required files
sync    wordnet/constants   
Classes and Modules
Module WordNet
  ::Module WordNet::Constants
  ::Class WordNet::Lexicon
  ::Class WordNet::LexiconError
  ::Class WordNet::LookupError
  ::Class WordNet::Synset
  ::  ::Class WordNet::Synset::Pointer
  ::Class WordNet::SynsetError
  ::Class WordNet::TestCase