Meaning of synonym ring | Babel Free
Examples
“A synonym ring⟳ is a set⟳ of words or phrases (which are regarded as synonymous). A thesaurus is a set⟳ of trees whose nodes are synonym rings.”
“Each term in a synonym ring⟳ is equally likely to occur⟳ in any relevant article and so it is necessary to search⟳ for them all rather than one preferred term.”
“A synonym ring⟳ (see⟳ Figure⟳ 9-2) connects a set⟳ of words that are defined as equivalent for the purposes of retrieval. In practice, these words are often not true synonyms.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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