Search for synonym terms.

Related Syntax Constructs

The following construct(s) refer to this construct:

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Syntax

tf:synonym(string $termName, string? $thesaurus) => unspecified

Description

The function tf:synonym is specific to Tamino. It takes a string as argument which is the name of a thesaurus entry. The function returns all synonymous terms of $termName. If there are no synonyms defined, only $termName is returned.

This function can only be used within the scope of the following functions:

tf:containsAdjacentText
tf:containsNearText
tf:containsText
tf:createAdjacentTextReference
tf:createNearTextReference
tf:createTextReference

Arguments

$termName	name of a thesaurus entry that is defined in the termName element
$thesaurus	name of a thesaurus

Examples

• Return synonymous terms of "dog" in the specified document:

  let $doc := <doc>
    <p>Have you seen the large dog around the corner?</p>
    <p>On the farm nearby, a checkered whelp was playing on the ground with some cats.</p>
    <p>Also, some horses could be seen in the stable.</p>
   </doc>
  for    $p in $doc/p
  where  tf:containsText($p, tf:synonym("dog"))
  return $p