WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It was created and is being maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University under the direction of psychology professor George A. Miller.
The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications.
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birdcall, birdsong, call, song, Song dynasty, strain, Sung, Sung dynasty,
1. NOUN. (song)
the act of singing
"with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
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2. NOUN. (song)
the characteristic sound produced by a bird
"a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
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3. NOUN. (song)
a short musical composition with words
"a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
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religious song, anthem, aria, ballad, lay, barcarole, barcarolle, ditty, dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody, drinking song, folk song, folksong, folk ballad, lied, love song, love-song, lullaby, cradlesong, berceuse, oldie, golden oldie, partsong, roundelay, scolion, banquet song, serenade, torch song, work song,
