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word (Word)

A term of a Language that represents a concept.

Ontology

SUMO / BASE-ONTOLOGY

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  object  
is subclass of
  self connected object  
is subclass of
  content bearing object  
is subclass of
  linguistic expression  
is subclass of
  word  

Subclass(es)

noun  verb  adjective  adverb  particle 

Coordinate term(s)

language  morpheme  phrase  text 

Related WordNet synsets

word
a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
word is kind of (all)...   word is kind of...   kinds of word...   kinds of word (all)...   parts of word...  
verbal
of or relating to or formed from words in general; "verbal ability"
verbal pertains to noun...  
lexical
of or relating to words; "lexical decision task"
lexical pertains to noun...  
lexically
by means of words; "lexically represented"
lexically pertains to noun...  
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Axioms (4)

word is exhaustively partitioned into noun,verb,adjective,adverb,particle. 
(partition Word Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Particle)
If morph is an instance of morpheme, then there exists word word so that morph is a part of word. 
(=>
      (instance ?MORPH Morpheme)
      (exists
            (?WORD)
            (and
                  (instance ?WORD Word)
                  (part ?MORPH ?WORD))))
If word is an instance of word, then there exists morpheme part so that part is a part of word. 
(=>
      (instance ?WORD Word)
      (exists
            (?PART)
            (and
                  (part ?PART ?WORD)
                  (instance ?PART Morpheme))))
If phrase is an instance of phrase, then there exist word part1,word part2 so that part1 is a part of phrase and part2 is a part of phrase and part1 is not equal to part2. 
(=>
      (instance ?PHRASE Phrase)
      (exists
            (?PART1 ?PART2)
            (and
                  (part ?PART1 ?PHRASE)
                  (part ?PART2 ?PHRASE)
                  (instance ?PART1 Word)
                  (instance ?PART2 Word)
                  (not
                        (equal ?PART1 ?PART2)))))