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word sense
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word meaning, word sense, acceptationnoun
the accepted meaning of a word
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word sense
Word sense is a specific meaning or interpretation of a word in a particular context. It is the way in which a word's definition is applied or understood in language. A single word can have multiple senses, each with its own distinct meaning depending on the context in which it's used.
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Word sense
In linguistics, a word sense is one of the meanings of a word. For example a dictionary may have over 50 different meanings of the word play, each of these having a different meaning based on the context of the word usage in a sentence. For example: In each sentence we associate a different meaning of the word "play" based on hints the rest of the sentence gives us. Computers or people that read words one at a time must use a process called word sense disambiguation to find the correct meaning of a word.
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word sense
A meaning of a word
In language word sense can have a number of various meaning so we are aware of them
Submitted by MaryC on April 30, 2021
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of word sense in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of word sense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- αίσθηση λέξηςGreek
- sens des motsFrench
- 語義Japanese
- verbi sensu,Latin
- sentido da palavraPortuguese
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