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Semantic Relation

A semantic relation refers to the association or connection between words or concepts based on their meaning in language. It encompasses various types of relationships that exist between words or concepts in linguistic analysis.

Senses

Sense 1: General Definition

(Noun) - The overall meaning and relationship between words or concepts in language.

Example Sentence: In linguistics, understanding the semantic relation between words helps in determining their roles and connections within a sentence.

Usages

Usage 1: Lexical Semantic Relations

(Noun) - The relationships between words based on their lexical meaning.

Example Sentence: In a thesaurus, words with similar semantic relations are often grouped together as synonyms or antonyms.

Usage 2: Syntactic Semantic Relations

(Noun) - The relationships between words based on their role and function within a sentence.

Example Sentence: The understanding of syntactic semantic relations helps in the analysis of sentence structure and grammar.

Usage 3: Semantic Relation Extraction

(Noun) - The process of automatically identifying and extracting semantic relations from text.

Example Sentence: Researchers are developing advanced algorithms to improve the accuracy of semantic relation extraction from large textual data.

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