Synset
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
- 2 a set of one or more synonyms wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Clipping of synonym set, coined in the context of the WordNet project.