package edu.northwestern.at.utils.corpuslinguistics.thesaurus;
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import java.util.List;
/** Defines a thesaurus interface for finding words related to a word.
*/
public interface Thesaurus
{
/** Get synonyms.
*
* @param word Word for which to find synonyms.
*
* @return String list containing synonyms.
*/
public List<String> getSynonyms( String word );
/** Get synonyms.
*
* @param word Word for which to find synonyms.
* @param wordClass Major word class.
*
* @return String list containing synonyms.
*/
public List<String> getSynonyms( String word , String wordClass );
/** Get antonyms.
*
* @param word Word for which to find antonyms.
*
* @return String list containing antonyms.
*/
public List<String> getAntonyms( String word );
/** Get antonyms.
*
* @param word Word for which to find antonyms.
* @param wordClass Major word class.
*
* @return String list containing antonyms.
*/
public List<String> getAntonyms( String word , String wordClass );
}
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