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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. languages spoken in countries hormuz area topic LanguagesSpokenInCountries-HormuzArea-Topic Modern Hebrew IsraeliHebrewLanguage Revived Semitic language spoken in the Near East. A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVifuZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AfroasiaticLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViJzpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Somalia</a>. MaayLanguage Maay Ukrainian A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8kpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SlavicLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvqORQJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ukraine</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjKypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Poland</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWaR0ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Slovakia</a>. UkrainianLanguage The language of the people of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkCopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Japan</a>. the Japanese language JapaneseLanguage The Romance language which is the primary language spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj6EJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">France</a>. French FrenchLanguage A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Indo_IranianLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj11JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Iran</a>. Mazanderani MazanderaniLanguage TigrinyaLanguage A language native to <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGbZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ethiopia</a>. Tigrinya AdygheLanguage Adyghe Language of the northern Caucasus group. The Germanic Language native to England, now spoken in the United Kingdom, the United States, and many other countries. English EnglishLanguage IndonesianLanguage Indonesian A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvhTVd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructedHumanLanguage</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LivingLanguage</a> and a member of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3xZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WesternAustronesianLanguageFamily</a>: the simplified version of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MalayLanguage</a> that was adopted as the lingua franca for <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViy1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Indonesia_TheNation</a> upon federation. Cantonese CantoneseLanguage One of the major Chinese 'dialects'. UrduLanguage Urdu A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LivingLanguage</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NaturalLanguage</a> and a member of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv7EDWJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndoAryanLanguageFamily</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Indo_IranianLanguageFamily</a>. It is the official language of Pakistan, spoken by about 41 million in Pakistan and other countries, and is often considered to be a dialect of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjL25wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HindiLanguage</a>. A language spoken in the Indic area. Punjabi PunjabiLanguage An African language in the Central Sudanic sub-group. KunamaLanguage Kunama DinkaLanguage Dinka An African language in the Nilotic sub-sub-group of the Eastern Sudanic sub-group. Semitic language spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a>. Egyptian EgyptianArabicLanguage ItalianLanguage Italian Language spoken on the Italian peninsula. Portuguese Indigenous language of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkKA5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Portugal</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Brazil</a>. PortugueseLanguage A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjWCJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nilo_SaharanLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sudan</a>. OtuhoLanguage Otuho Bedawi BejaLanguage One of the Cushitic languages of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGbZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ethiopia</a> and adjoining regions. Persian and Persian dialects PersianLanguage A language spoken in the Iranian area. nationalLanguage National Language (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjcPpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">nationalLanguage</a> NAT LANG) means that LANG is officially recognized by the political region NAT as a national language. A country may have more than one <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjcPpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">nationalLanguage</a>. LuriLanguage A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Indo_IranianLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj11JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Iran</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Iraq</a>. Luri Wu One of the major Chinese 'dialects' WuLanguage Hazara Language HazaraLanguage A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Indo_IranianLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj11JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Iran</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi2-ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pakistan</a>. NobiinLanguage Nobiin A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjWCJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nilo_SaharanLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sudan</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a>. Byelorussian A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8kpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SlavicLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjw35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Belarus</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjKypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Poland</a> BelorussianLanguage Western Turkic language. Tatar TatarLanguage Southern Turkic language Azeri AzeriLanguage Chechen Language of the northern Caucasian group. ChechenLanguage LezgiLanguage the Lezgi language A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViyupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NorthernCaucasianLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfLfM5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Azerbaijan</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTwZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Russia</a>. FurLanguage African language in the Furian group Fur Uzbek Eastern Turkic language. UzbekLanguage RussianLanguage A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NaturalLanguage</a>, a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LivingLanguage</a>, and a member of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8kpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SlavicLanguageFamily</a>: the dominant language of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTwZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Russia</a>. Russian African language in the Nilotic sub-sub-group of the Eastern Sudanic sub-group. ShillukLanguage Shilluk A language of the northern Caucasus group. Abkhaz AbkhazLanguage KanuriLanguage Kanuri African language in the Saharan group. Semitic language spoken in the Near East. South Arabic SouthArabicLanguage Mandarin Chinese MandarinChineseLanguage A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LivingLanguage</a>, a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NaturalLanguage</a> and a member of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViz_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChineseLanguageFamily</a>: one of the major languages spoken in China; also the official language. In Chinese the names "Putonghua" (the Common Language), "Guoyu" (the National Language), "Hanyu" (the Language of the Han People), are all used more or less interchangably to refer to it. Southern Turkic language. ChuvashLanguage Chuvash NuerLanguage An African language in the Nilotic sub-sub-group of the Eastern Sudanic sub-group. Nuer A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Indo_IranianLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj11JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Iran</a>. Gilaki GilakiLanguage TalyshLanguage Talysh An language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViS7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Indo_IranianLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj11JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Iran</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfLfM5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Azerbaijan</a>. Jinyu Chinese Language JinyuChineseLanguage A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViz_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChineseLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVijQZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">China_PeoplesRepublic</a>, mainly in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwEzciJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Shanxi_ProvinceChina</a>. ModernGreekLanguage The language of contemporary Greece. Modern Greek Ladino A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViyaJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ItalicLanguageFamily</a> that used to be the main language of Sefardic Jewry. LadinoLanguage Somali SomaliLanguage One of the Cushitic languages of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGbZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ethiopia</a> and adjoining regions. A language spoken in the Iranian area. Balochi BaluchiLanguage TurkomanLanguage Turkoman Southern Turkic language. One of the major Chinese 'dialects' Min Nan TaiwaneseChineseLanguage A language spoken in the Indic area. Gujarati GujaratiLanguage ArabicLanguage Arabic An instance of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LivingLanguage</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVixCJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SemiticLanguageFamily</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViHMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArabicLanguage</a> is spoken by a large number of people in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Middle East. A language spoken in the Indic area. Sindhi SindhiLanguage A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BinaryPredicate</a> that relates a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a> to a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NaturalLanguage</a>. <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVipkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">languagesSpokenHere</a> REGION LANGUAGE)</code> means that a signficant percentage (roughly, at least 5-10%) ) of the residents of <code>REGION</code> speak <code>LANGUAGE</code> at least somewhat fluently (in the sense of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi2fpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">languageSpoken</a>). languagesSpokenHere Languages Spoken Here Pashto A language spoken in the Iranian area. PashtoLanguage TamilLanguage One of the major members of the main non-Indo-European language family of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj7XJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">India</a>. Also spoken in Sri Lanka. Tamil An African language in the Saharan group. Zaghawa ZaghawaLanguage Zande ZandeLanguage An African language of the Adamawa-Eastern sub-group. ArmenianLanguage Armenian A language indigenous to southeast <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTwZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Russia</a>. A language of the southern Caucasian group; Stalin's native tongue. Georgian GeorgianLanguage One of the Cushitic languages of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViGbZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ethiopia</a> and adjoining regions. Saho-AfarLanguage Saho-Afar MalayLanguage A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NaturalLanguage</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LivingLanguage</a> and a member of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3xZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WesternAustronesianLanguageFamily</a>: A Malayan language spoken in various countries in South-East Asia. Malay A form of High German with all but worldwide distribution. YiddishLanguage Yiddish Dutch Low German language of the area of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViJyZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Netherlands</a>. DutchLanguage Masalit A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjWCJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nilo_SaharanLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sudan</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViCj5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Chad</a>. MasalitLanguage A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjWCJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nilo_SaharanLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sudan</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Egypt</a>. Kenuzi-Dongola Language Kenuzi-DongolaLanguage One of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViCj5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Chad</a> languages spoken near Lake <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViCj5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Chad</a>, central Africa, and in West Africa. HausaLanguage Hausa German GermanLanguage A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NaturalLanguage</a>, a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj8VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LivingLanguage</a>, and a member of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjPEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GermanicLanguageFamily</a>: in its standard version, the dominant form of High German. Hunan Chinese HunanChineseLanguage A language of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViz_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChineseLanguageFamily</a> spoken in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVijQZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">China_PeoplesRepublic</a>. Western Turkic language. Kazakh KazakhLanguage A language spoken in the Iranian area. Kurdish KurdishLanguage languages spoken in countries hormuz area topic LanguagesSpokenInCountries-HormuzArea-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 hormuz area topic HormuzArea-Topic languages spoken in countries hormuz area topic LanguagesSpokenInCountries-HormuzArea-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