Questions tagged [thesaurus]
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Looking for Thesaurus Data
Looking for an open-source Thesaurus dataset which contains as many English root words and synonyms as possible. Any solutions and associated links to data would be appreciated.

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Wordnet SQL Explanation
I'm trying to get a simple synonym database up and running, so I can find synonyms of words the user entered (nothing else!). For this I grabbed a copy of the Wordnet sql thesarus (http://wnsql.sourceforge.net/), but now I'm presented with all these…

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Thesaurus class or API for PHP [edited]
TL;DR Summary: I need a single command-line application which I can use to get synonyms and other related words. It needs to be multi-lingual and works cross platform. Can anyone suggest a suitable program for me, or help me with the ones I've…

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Need a thesaurus database
Is there an open source thesaurus available for download? It can be in any format. Preferably not from a 1915 dictionary. I need one to merge into a database application.

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Sentence generator using Thesaurus
I am creating an application in .NET.
I got a running application name http://www.spinnerchief.com/. It did what I needed it to do but but I did not get any help from Google.
I need functional results for my application, where users can give one…

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VIM thesaurus file
I have been poking around for a good solution for a vim thesaurus. The capability is built-in, obviously, but the file everyone seems to use is the mthesaur.txt. While it 'works' in the sense that the commands in insert mode bring up a list, it…

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where can I find a good wordlist
I'm looking for a file that is a wordlist and also is set up by type of word. For example something in this format
Nouns: {
bus
car
deck
elephant
...
}
Adjectives {
awful
bashful
...
}
Advervb {
...
}
Any ideas?

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Texstudio Thesaurus is broken
I just installed TeXStudio because I think it has more features than TeXmaker.
One thing I can't get to work is the thesaurus. I have downloaded and installed a Danish thesaurus from LibreOffice however it doesn't seem to work.
I've tried…

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SQL Server vs MySQL: CONTAINS(*,'FORMSOF(THESAURUS,word)')
I am shocked.
I spent past 3-4 days figuring out how I could implement stemming (and synonyms searches) in mysql when I see in SQL Server the query is incredibly easly:
Select * from tab where CONTAINS(*,'FORMSOF(THESAURUS,word)')
Is possibile on…

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SQL Server full-text search using thesaurus and prefix form together
Here is a sample table with full-text search on FTSdata field:
CREATE TABLE dbo.tTest (Id INT, FTSdata VARCHAR(100));
INSERT INTO dbo.tTest (Id, FTSdata) VALUES
(1, 'foo WordA'),
(2, 'foo WordAaabbb'),
(3, 'WordB bar'),
(4, 'WordBbbaaa bar');
I…

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Calling wordnet from php (Wordnet class or API for PHP)
I am trying to write a program to find similarity between two documents, and since im using only english, I decided to use wordnet, but I cannot find a way to link the wordnet with php, I cannot find any wordnet api from php.
I saw in the forum some…

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elasticsearch multi word overlapping synonyms
I developed a thesaurus of job titles and I am trying to put it into a format that works with Elasticsearch.
My Problem: Multi-word Overlapping Synonyms
I am trying to identify a solution for multi-word overlapping synonyms. When I process a job…

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Creating a filtering thesaurus in Postgresql
I am using Postgresql for full text search and I am having trouble creating a filtering thesaurus, in the way described by Postgresql documentation on Full Text Search using dictionaries (12.6).
I understand that the documentation only discusses a…

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Full Text Search - thesaurus file is not loaded / working
I am trying to follow the this tutorial for setting up a thesaurus file when querying Full Text Search.
I have removed the comments in the following files
D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\tseng.xml
D:\Program…

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Thesaurus for SQL Server full-text searching
Does anyone know where I can get a thesaurus (or list) of people's names and their relationships?
For example:
Bill = Billy = Billie = Will = Willie = William
Sue = Susie = Susan = Suzanne
I can build the needed xml file to become a thesaurus for…

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