GCIDE - GNU version of The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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00-database-info This file was converted from the original database on: Sat Jan 2 00:41:23 2021 The original data is available from: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcide (However, this archive does not always contain the most recent version of the dictionary.) The original data was distributed with the notice shown below. No additional restrictions are claimed. Please redistribute this changed version under the same conditions and restriction that apply to the original version. =============================================================== Begin file 2 of 26: Letter B (Version 0.48) This file is part 2 of the GNU version of The Collaborative International Dictionary of English Also referred to as GCIDE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GCIDE is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. GCIDE is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this copy of GCIDE; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This dictionary was derived from the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Version published 1913 by the C. & G. Merriam Co. Springfield, Mass. Under the direction of Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D. and from WordNet, a semantic network created by the Cognitive Science Department of Princeton University under the direction of Prof. George Miller and is being updated and supplemented by an open coalition of volunteer collaborators from around the world. This electronic dictionary is the starting point for an ongoing project to develop a modern on-line comprehensive encyclopedic dictionary, by the efforts of all individuals willing to help build a large and freely available knowledge base. Contributions of data, time, and effort are requested from any person willing to assist creation of a comprehensive and organized knowledge base for free access on the internet. Anyone willing to assist in any way in constructing such a knowledge base should contact: Patrick Cassidy pc@worldsoul.org 735 Belvidere Ave. Office: (908)668-5252 Plainfield, NJ 07062 (908) 561-3416 Last edit October 6, 2002.