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Get Synonym | Ruby API Client V1 (Deprecated)

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Method signature
index.get_synonym(String objectID)

About this method

Get a single synonym using its object id.

Examples

To retrieve a synonym by objectID:

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$synonym = $index->getSynonym("a-unique-identifier");

Parameters

objectID
type: string
Required

objectID of the synonym you want to retrieve

Response

In this section we document the JSON response returned by the API. Each language will encapsulate this response inside objects specific to the language and/or the implementation. So the actual type in your language might differ from what is documented.

JSON format

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{
  "objectID": "a-unique-identifier",
  "type": "synonym",
  "synonyms": [
    "car",
    "vehicle"
  ]
}
objectID
string
Required for only some languages

Must contain the same value as the objectId above.

type
string
Required

There are 4 synonym types. The parameter can be one of the following values:

  • synonym
  • oneWaySynonym
  • altCorrection1 or altCorrection2
  • placeholder
synonyms
list
Required if type=synonym or type=oneWaySynonym

A list of synonyms.

input
string
Required if type=oneWaySynonym

Defines the synonym. A word or expression, used as the basis for the array of synonyms.

word
string
Required if type=altCorrection1 or type=altCorrection2

A single word, used as the basis for the below array of corrections.

corrections
list
Required if type=altCorrection1 or type=altCorrection2

An list of corrections of the word.

placeholder
string
Required if type=placeholder

A single word, used as the basis for the below list of replacements.

replacements
list
Required if type=placeholder

An list of replacements of the placeholder.

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