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What base does vocabulary.com use for its hierarchy of meanings of a word? For example see http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/sound. Are top levels (numbered list) all homonyms?

What structure do you think is best for showing various meanings of a graph (word) in a dictionary?

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I can't comment on vocabulary.com, either. As for your last question, it depends on a dictionary. For example, the OED does it chronologically (diachronic description), whereas most English dictionaries (which happen to be synchronic) do it based on frequency - i.e. the most common meaning comes first. – Alex B. Nov 19 '12 at 18:30

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