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Looking for Thesaurus Data

Looking for an open-source Thesaurus dataset which contains as many English root words and synonyms as possible. Any solutions and associated links to data would be appreciated.
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Wordnet SQL Explanation

I'm trying to get a simple synonym database up and running, so I can find synonyms of words the user entered (nothing else!). For this I grabbed a copy of the Wordnet sql thesarus (http://wnsql.sourceforge.net/), but now I'm presented with all these…
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Thesaurus class or API for PHP [edited]

TL;DR Summary: I need a single command-line application which I can use to get synonyms and other related words. It needs to be multi-lingual and works cross platform. Can anyone suggest a suitable program for me, or help me with the ones I've…
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Sentence generator using Thesaurus

I am creating an application in .NET. I got a running application name http://www.spinnerchief.com/. It did what I needed it to do but but I did not get any help from Google. I need functional results for my application, where users can give one…
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Need a thesaurus database

Is there an open source thesaurus available for download? It can be in any format. Preferably not from a 1915 dictionary. I need one to merge into a database application.
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VIM thesaurus file

I have been poking around for a good solution for a vim thesaurus. The capability is built-in, obviously, but the file everyone seems to use is the mthesaur.txt. While it 'works' in the sense that the commands in insert mode bring up a list, it…
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Texstudio Thesaurus is broken

I just installed TeXStudio because I think it has more features than TeXmaker. One thing I can't get to work is the thesaurus. I have downloaded and installed a Danish thesaurus from LibreOffice however it doesn't seem to work. I've tried…
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where can I find a good wordlist

I'm looking for a file that is a wordlist and also is set up by type of word. For example something in this format Nouns: { bus car deck elephant ... } Adjectives { awful bashful ... } Advervb { ... } Any ideas?
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SQL Server vs MySQL: CONTAINS(*,'FORMSOF(THESAURUS,word)')

I am shocked. I spent past 3-4 days figuring out how I could implement stemming (and synonyms searches) in mysql when I see in SQL Server the query is incredibly easly: Select * from tab where CONTAINS(*,'FORMSOF(THESAURUS,word)') Is possibile on…
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SQL Server full-text search using thesaurus and prefix form together

Here is a sample table with full-text search on FTSdata field: CREATE TABLE dbo.tTest (Id INT, FTSdata VARCHAR(100)); INSERT INTO dbo.tTest (Id, FTSdata) VALUES (1, 'foo WordA'), (2, 'foo WordAaabbb'), (3, 'WordB bar'), (4, 'WordBbbaaa bar'); I…
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elasticsearch multi word overlapping synonyms

I developed a thesaurus of job titles and I am trying to put it into a format that works with Elasticsearch. My Problem: Multi-word Overlapping Synonyms I am trying to identify a solution for multi-word overlapping synonyms. When I process a job…
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Creating a filtering thesaurus in Postgresql

I am using Postgresql for full text search and I am having trouble creating a filtering thesaurus, in the way described by Postgresql documentation on Full Text Search using dictionaries (12.6). I understand that the documentation only discusses a…
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Calling wordnet from php (Wordnet class or API for PHP)

I am trying to write a program to find similarity between two documents, and since im using only english, I decided to use wordnet, but I cannot find a way to link the wordnet with php, I cannot find any wordnet api from php. I saw in the forum some…
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Full Text Search - thesaurus file is not loaded / working

I am trying to follow the this tutorial for setting up a thesaurus file when querying Full Text Search. I have removed the comments in the following files D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\tseng.xml D:\Program…
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Is there an English thesaurus resource that I can access using Perl?

I'd like to use Perl to search through an offline thesaurus. I don't know if this is possible, or what the mechanics of achieving this may be I'd like be able to Have a downloaded thesaurus on a machine Write a Perl program that searches through…
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