Word definition analysis types
Definition type | Subtype | Meaning |
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Functional | Agent | -Movement of words |
Instrumental | -Actions or functions that can be done with words | |
Perceptual | Part | -Characteristic parts of words |
Material | -If a word is inanimate, its constituents | |
Property | -Sound, shape, size, length, amount, color, etc. | |
Idea/abstract | -An ideal or abstract expression of an attribute or characteristic of a word | |
Relational | Background | -The time, condition, reason, etc. that precede the existence or function of a word |
Location | -Position related to the word | |
Compare | -Compare a word to another word using ‘like’ or ‘like’, or compare it using ‘than’ | |
Related-entities | -A thing or person that is specifically related to a word | |
Principle | -How words work | |
Categorical | Hypernym | -Category of words |
Hyponym | -Type of word |