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             This file is part 1 of the GNU version of
       The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
                 Also referred to as GCIDE
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             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
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     Last edit October 6, 2002.