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Re: Accessing Dictionary definitions

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  • Subject: [mg100130] Re: Accessing Dictionary definitions
  • From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
  • Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 05:07:13 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: Uni Leipzig
  • References: <gvdr7e$730$1@smc.vnet.net>
  • Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de

Hi,

getKind[word_] := {word,
   Last /@ First /@ WordData[word, "Definitions"]}

selectKind[{w_, lst_List}, what_] := MemberQ[lst, what]

and

(If[selectKind[getKind[#], "VarietyMeat"], #, {}] & /@
    WordData[]) /. {} :> Sequence[]

Regards
   Jens

Lincoln sievable wrote:
> Can anyone guide whether Mathematica, can return words that have
> common elements in their Definitions ?  For example, WordData["liver",
> "Definitions"] shows" liver" has been given a definition that includes
> {"liver", "Noun", "VarietyMeat"}.  Is there a way to, for example,
> return all words that are "VarietyMeat" ?
> 
> 
> 


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