Definitions and Parts of Speech

PartOfSpeech identifies the possible ways in which a word can be used.

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PartOfSpeech /@ {"dolphin", "root", "light"}

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WordDefinition provides a list of short definitions for the given word.

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WordDefinition["dolphin"]

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As expected, words having a longer list of parts of speech also tend to have a longer number of definitions.

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WordDefinition["root"] // Length

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WordDefinition["light"] // Length

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