Lycos Pro - Quick Reference
" "
(quotes)
Specifies that documents must contain the phrase within the quote marks. "read my lips"
AND
&
&&
Indicates a search for documents containing all the terms joined by the operator. bill AND hillary
OR
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||
Indicates a search for documents containing any of the terms joined by the operator. dole OR clinton
NOT
!
Excludes documents containing the term that follows the operator. anderson NOT pamela
NEAR Finds documents in which two words appear within 25 words of each other. bill NEAR clinton
NEAR/n Finds documents in which two words appear within n words of each other. hillary NEAR/5 clinton
ONEAR Same as NEAR, except that words must appear in the order specified. bill ONEAR clinton
ONEAR/n Same as NEAR/n, except that words must appear in order specified. hillary ONEAR/5 clinton
FAR Finds documents in which two words appear at least 25 words apart. barney FAR dinosaur
FAR/n Finds documents in which two words appear at least n words apart. barney FAR/20 dinosaur
OFAR Same as FAR, except that words must appear in the order specified. barney OFAR dinosaur
OFAR/n Same as FAR/n, except that words must appear in the order specified. barney OFAR/20 dinosaur
ADJ
(adjacent)
Finds documents in which two words appear next to each other united ADJ states
ADJ/n Finds documents in which two words appear exactly within n words of each other. bacon ADJ/2 eggs
OADJ Same as ADJ, except that words must appear in the order specified. united OADJ states
OADJ/n Same as ADJ/n, except that words must appear in the order specified. bacon OADJ/2 eggs
BEFORE Finds documents in which the first term appears before the other. uncle BEFORE sam
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(parentheses)
Used to group expressions when building sophisticated queries. (hillary OR bill) AND clinton
+
(plus sign)
Placed at the beginning of a word to indicate that the word is required. bill +clinton
-
(minus sign)
Placed at the beginning of a word to indicate that the word must be excluded. dole -pineapple

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