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This grouping is done statically in the lexicographer source files using the semantic <i>pointer_symbol </i><b>$ </b>. Transitivity is used to combine groups of overlapping senses into the largest sense groups possible.</p> <h2>Notes</h2> <p>Coverage of verb groups is incomplete.</p> <h2>Environment Variables (Unix)</h2> <dl><dt><b>WNHOME</b></dt> <dd>Base directory for WordNet. Default is <b>/usr/local/WordNet-3.0 </b>.</dd> <dt><b>WNSEARCHDIR</b></dt> <dd>Directory in which the WordNet database has been installed. Default is <b>WNHOME/dict </b>.</dd> </dl><h2>Registry (Windows)</h2> <dl><dt><b>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WordNet\3.0\WNHome</b></dt> <dd>Base directory for WordNet. 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