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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. some example parts of speech linguistic topic SomeExamplePartsOfSpeech-Linguistic-Topic The collection of all gerunds, that is, deverbal nouns formed (in English) with the suffix '-ing.' Gerunds that have count-noun agreement are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rBspjYgvbEdieugACs6hRkA" class="cyc_term">GerundiveCountNoun</a>, while those that have mass noun agreement are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvd6UHJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GerundiveNoun</a>. gerundive noun number agnostic GerundiveNoun-NumberAgnostic ProperMassNoun The collection of all proper mass nouns. Proper mass nouns are usually capitalized. proper mass noun de-adjectival verb DeAdjectivalVerb The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAfJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Verb</a>s derived from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7eWH4WMnEd2GygDggVfexA" class="cyc_term">Adjective</a>s. Example: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAfJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Verb</a>s derived using #$DeAdjectivalVerbSuffixes such as #$En-Suf: #$Sad-TheWord + #$En-Suf --> #$Sadden-TheWord and (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVssxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posBaseForms</a> #$Sadden-TheWord <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvqG_0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DeAdjectivalVerb</a>). DeAdjectivalAdjective de-adjectival adjective The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7eWH4WMnEd2GygDggVfexA" class="cyc_term">Adjective</a>s derived from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7eWH4WMnEd2GygDggVfexA" class="cyc_term">Adjective</a>s. Example: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7eWH4WMnEd2GygDggVfexA" class="cyc_term">Adjective</a>s derived using #$DeAdjectivalAdjectiveSuffixes such as #$Most-Suf: #$Upper-TheWord + #$Most-Suf --> #$Uppermost-TheWord and (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVssxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posBaseForms</a> #$Uppermost-TheWord <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv3SDU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DeAdjectivalAdjective</a>). The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV5PTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posForms</a> is used to indicate the different parts of speech that a particular English word has associated with it. (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV5PTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posForms</a> WORD POS) means that the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAdZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EnglishWord</a> WORD has a form that can serve as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBcpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpeechPart</a> POS. For example, #$Dot-TheWord has forms for both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CountNoun</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAfJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Verb</a>. Forms of a word used for different parts of speech may or may not differ from each other in sound and/or spelling. To find out, or to specify, the string that represents a particular POS form of a specific word, use <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP38M5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">partOfSpeech</a>. Pos Forms posForms de-adjectival noun DeAdjectivalNoun The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvojLOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Noun</a>s derived from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7eWH4WMnEd2GygDggVfexA" class="cyc_term">Adjective</a>s. Example: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvojLOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Noun</a>s derived using #$DeAdjectivalNounSuffixes such as #$Ity-Suf: #$Rapid-TheWord + #$Ity-Suf --> #$Rapidity-TheWord and (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVssxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posBaseForms</a> #$Rapidity-TheWord <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvuHYb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DeAdjectivalNoun</a>). modal verb The collection of all modal auxiliary verbs. Modals have only tensed forms, do not inflect for person and number, and can take contracted negation. Example: `should'. Modal Pronoun pronoun The collection of all pronouns. Pronouns are indexicals which can replace nouns. Example: `she'. adverb The collection of all adverbs. Adverbs are words which can modify adverbs, verbs, or adjectives. Many adverbs are morphologically derived from adjectives. Example: `slowly'. Adverb DeAdjectivalAdverb de-adjectival adverb The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViALJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Adverb</a>s derived from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7eWH4WMnEd2GygDggVfexA" class="cyc_term">Adjective</a>s. Example: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViALJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Adverb</a>s derived using #$DeAdjectivalAdverbSuffixes such as #$Ably-Suf: #$Commendable-TheWord + #$Ably-Suf --> #$Commendably-TheWord and (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVssxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posBaseForms</a> #$Commendably-TheWord <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvsEP05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DeAdjectivalAdverb</a>). The collection of all prepositions. Prepositions are function words which usually take a noun phrase complement. They usually express temporal, spatial, or other relations. Example: `at'. preposition Preposition A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBcpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpeechPart</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwMhBi5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MassNoun_Generic</a> (q.v.). This is the collection of all ordinary mass nouns. Mass nouns are typically used to refer to "stufflike" things, such as homogeneous substances or processes/conditions/concepts without subdivisions (e.g. instances, or instances of instances, of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVir35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StuffType</a> (q.v.)). In English syntax, mass nouns are always singular in form, are preceded in indefinite descriptions with the word 'some' rather than 'a' or 'an', and cannot be preceded with a numeric determiner (e.g. 'three'). Examples of English mass nouns include 'water'and 'glamour'. Cf <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CountNoun</a>. MassNoun common mass noun The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvojLOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Noun</a>s derived from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvojLOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Noun</a>s. Example: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvojLOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Noun</a>s derived using #$DenominalAbstractNounSuffixes such as #$Ship-Suf: #$Friend-TheWord + #$Ship-Suf --> #$Friendship-TheWord and (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVssxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posBaseForms</a> #$Friendship-TheWord <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv32TvJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DenominalNoun</a>). DenominalNoun denominal noun deverbal noun The collection of all nouns derived from verbs, including (but not limited to) those ending in '-ing', '-er/or', and 'tion'. DeVerbalNoun denominal adjective The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7eWH4WMnEd2GygDggVfexA" class="cyc_term">Adjective</a>s derived from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvojLOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Noun</a>s. Example: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7eWH4WMnEd2GygDggVfexA" class="cyc_term">Adjective</a>s derived using #$DenominalAdjectiveSuffixes such as #$Ful-Suf: #$Delight-TheWord + #$Ful-Suf --> #$Delightful-TheWord and (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVssxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posBaseForms</a> #$Delightful-TheWord <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvlG1fJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DenominalAdjective</a>). DenominalAdjective SpeechPart The collection of all parts of speech -- a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LinguisticObjectType</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBcpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpeechPart</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkJX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Preposition</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViALJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Adverb</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CountNoun</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Determiner</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPKwfJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">QuantifyingIndexical</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViESZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Punctuation_SP</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP4CspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pronoun</a>). To link a specific word with the parts of speech for which it has forms, see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV5PTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posForms</a>; e.g., #$You-TheWord has a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP4CspwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pronoun</a> form, #$And-TheWord has a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWRLCJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CoordinatingConjunction</a> form, #$Hit-TheWord has both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CountNoun</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAfJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Verb</a> forms. part of speech ProperCountNoun The collection of all proper count nouns. Proper nouns are usually capitalized, and they usually denote some particular person, place, or thing. Many proper nouns cannot be preceded by a determiner, and many have no plural form. Example: `Dallas'. Although one might think that names for languages e.g. ``Cherokee'' are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPKgKJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProperCountNoun</a>s, they are actually <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWUiiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MassNoun</a>s. One test is to see if you can ``too much X'' or ``a lot of X'' without a distinct plural form. For example ``too much Crest'' vs *``too much Q-tips'' and ``a lot of Coke'' vs *``a lot of Q-tip'' suggest that ``crest'' and ``coke'' are mass nouns, whereas ``Q-tip'' is a count noun. proper count noun The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAfJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Verb</a>s derived from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvojLOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Noun</a>s. Example: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAfJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Verb</a>s derived using #$DenominalVerbSuffixes such as #$Ate-Suf: #$Hyphen-TheWord + #$Ate-Suf --> #$Hyphenate-TheWord and (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVssxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posBaseForms</a> #$Hyphenate-TheWord <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvudTkJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DenominalVerb</a>). denominal verb DenominalVerb DenominalAdverb denominal adverb The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViALJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Adverb</a>s derived from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvojLOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Noun</a>s. Example: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViALJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Adverb</a>s derived using #$DenominalAdverbSuffixes such as #$Ward_Adverb-Suf: #$Home-TheWord + #$Ward_Adverb-Suf --> #$Homeward-TheWord and (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVssxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posBaseForms</a> #$Homeward-TheWord <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvlXtjZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DenominalAdverb</a>). A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBcpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpeechPart</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtZOekUWhEdaDxQCw0HTBHw" class="cyc_term">OpenClassWord</a>. This is the collection of all adjectives. An adjective is typically used as a noun modifier to denote a quality of the thing denoted by the noun phrase as a whole (as 'red' in 'the red shoes'). Many adjectives can be used either attributively (as in the foregoing example) or predicatively (as in 'the shoes are red'). Many adjectives have comparative and superlative forms (e.g. 'dark'/'darker'/'darkest'). Adjective-Gradable adjective CountNoun count noun A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBcpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpeechPart</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwOkY4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CountNoun_Generic</a> (q.v.). This is the collection of all ordinary count nouns. Count nouns are typically used to refer to "objectlike" things (e.g., to instances of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a>). In English syntax, count nouns (unlike mass nouns) can be pluralized, and count nouns are preceded in indefinite descriptions by the word 'a' or 'an' rather than the word 'some'. The plural form of a count noun can be preceded by a numerical determiner (such as 'three'). Examples of English count nouns include 'mountain' and 'lemma'. Cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWUiiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MassNoun</a>. Verb The collection of all verbs. Verbs usually denote events, states, or processes. Verbs can be conjugated. Example: `eat'. verb gerundive count noun GerundiveCountNoun The collection of all gerunds, that is, deverbal nouns formed (in English) with the suffix '-ing', that have count-noun agreement and usually denote an instance of the type of action denoted by the verb from which they are derived. DeverbalAdjective The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7eWH4WMnEd2GygDggVfexA" class="cyc_term">Adjective</a>s derived from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAfJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Verb</a>s. Example: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r7eWH4WMnEd2GygDggVfexA" class="cyc_term">Adjective</a>s derived using #$DeverbalAdjectiveSuffixes such as #$Able_Deverb-Suf: #$Drink-TheWord + #$Able_Deverb-Suf --> #$Drinkable-TheWord and (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVssxZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">posBaseForms</a> #$Drinkable-TheWord <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvux1qJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DeverbalAdjective</a>). deverbal adjective AgentiveNoun agentive noun A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv2l4XZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DeVerbalNoun</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAM5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AgentiveNoun</a> is a noun in the agentive form. Agentive nouns usually denote the `doer' or `performer' of some action, and often end in `-er' or `-or'. Example: `runner'. GerundiveNoun gerundive noun The collection of all gerunds, that is, deverbal nouns formed (in English) with the suffix '-ing', that have mass-noun agreement and usually denote a type of action. Linguistic-Topic linguistic-topic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. some example parts of speech linguistic topic SomeExamplePartsOfSpeech-Linguistic-Topic A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwIE23ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TimeDependentCollection</a> (q.v.). This is the collection of all and only those collections <code>COL</code> such that any thing's being an instance of <code>COL</code> depends on the current state of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqoZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycKB</a>. Such a <code>COL</code> corresponds to a property defined (at least partly) in terms of the contents, features, or implementation of the Cyc Knowledge Base itself, as opposed to a property that "exists out there" in the KB-independent world. For example, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV281JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLAssertion</a> is a KB-dependent collection, membership in which requires of a given CycL sentence that it has in fact been asserted to the KB. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLSentence</a> is also KB-dependent, as being a CycL sentence requires being composed (ultimately) out of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvu6KTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLReifiedDenotationalTerm</a>s (and perhaps variables) -- i.e. terms that are currently reified in the KB. Conversely, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv5ddsJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sentence</a> is not a KB-dependent collection. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvip9N5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">KBDependentRelation</a>. KB dependent collection KBDependentCollection some example parts of speech linguistic topic SomeExamplePartsOfSpeech-Linguistic-Topic CycVocabularyTopic An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvprlOZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetingCollectionType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>s falling under a topic for which some Cyc Vocabulary exists. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a> is neither a strict [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvcZ1FpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">facets_Strict</a>] nor a covering [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv86JWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">facets_Covering</a>] faceting of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>: many <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>s may be instances of no <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>, or of multiple <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>s. cyc vocabulary topic