lexical database

Definitions of lexical database
  1. noun
    a database of information about words
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    examples:
    Princeton WordNet
    a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University
    types:
    MRD, electronic dictionary, machine readable dictionary
    a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically
    wordnet
    any of the machine-readable lexical databases modeled after the Princeton WordNet
    type of:
    computer database, electronic database, electronic information service, on-line database
    (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers
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