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Moby Thesaurus List is a reference work rather than a narrative, presenting an extensive, machine‑readable compilation of English synonyms. The opening pages explain that the second edition expands the database to more than 30 000 root words and over 2.5 million associated terms, all stored in a straightforward ASCII flat‑file format. Each entry begins with a root, illustrated with “frill”, followed by a comma‑separated list of synonyms arranged alphabetically, terminated by a carriage‑return linefeed. The author notes that while the raw file is readily viewable and editable, developers often reformat the data into compressed tables or indexed structures to save space. Supplemental files, including a smaller pre‑organized thesaurus and a separate part‑of‑speech database, are provided for those who wish to tailor the resource to specific applications. Instructions for downloading and unpacking the archive round out the introductory material.
The text is written in a utilitarian, technical style typical of mid‑20th‑century computing manuals, with a focus on practical implementation details rather than literary flair. Its tone is instructional, assuming familiarity with file systems, compression, and lexical processing. Readers who work in natural‑language processing, software development, or digital lexicography will find the granular data and clear formatting guidelines especially valuable, while anyone interested in the mechanics of large‑scale synonym collections will appreciate the straightforward exposition.
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(In this example, the root word is 'frill', which is always the first word of the list. The synonyms and related words are listed in ASCII alphabetical order after the root. Each entry, including the root, is followed by a comma. The last entry in a record is followed by a carriage return/linefeed [ASCII 13/10].)
frill, addition, adornment, amenity, beading, beauties, bedizenment, binding, bonus, bordering, bordure, bravery, chiffon, clinquant, colors, colors of rhetoric, crease, creasing, crimp, crisp, decoration, dog-ear, double, double over, doubling, duplication, duplication of effort, duplicature, edging, elegant variation, embellishment, embroidery, enfold, expletive, extra, extra added attraction, extra dash, extravagance, fat, featherbedding, festoons, figure, figure of speech, filigree, filling, fillip, fimbria, fimbriation, fine writing, finery, flection, flexure, floridity, floridness, flounce, flourish, floweriness, flowers of speech, flute, fold, fold over, folderol, foofaraw, frilliness, frilling, frills, frills and furbelows, fringe, frippery, froufrou, furbelow, fuss, gaiety, galloon, gather, gaudery, gewgaw, gilding, gilt, gingerbread, hem,infold, interfold, jazz, lagniappe, lap over, lapel, lappet, list, lushness, luxuriance, luxury, motif, needlessness, ornament, ornamentation, ostentation, overadornment, overlap, padding, paste, payroll padding, plait, plat, pleat, pleonasm, plica, plicate, plication, plicature, ply, premium, prolixity, purple patches, quill, redundance, redundancy, ruche, ruching, ruff, ruffle, selvage, showiness, skirting, something extra, stuffing, superaddition, superfluity, superfluousness, tautology, tinsel, trappings, trickery, trimming, trumpery, tuck, turn over, twill, twist, unnecessariness, valance, verbosity, welt, wrinkle [carriage return]
Part-of-Speech information is not stored with this thesaurus. A separate file (mposp10.zip) available from Project Gutenberg by the same author supplies a separate lexical database providing the part(s)-of-speech for a large collection (>200,000) of English words and phrases that can be used in conjunction with this list to supply POS information if needed by the particular application.
3) On the PG Catalog page click on the selection "More Files". You will see a "files.zip" folder in the list. Move this zipped folder to your computer. On your computer open "files.zip", double click on its "files" subdirectory and copy the contents into the destination directory on your computer.
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