definitive

Who acts: nobody, Definitive stamps, We, universe, This, test · What happens: settle, argue, change, trust, run, be · To what, where: it, ordinary running stamps, definitive answer, definitive guide, definitive proof, definitive list · Speech: someone speaks here

«definitive» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: definitive in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Final and settled, so that nobody can argue with or change it: «a definitive answer».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Final	final	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 settled	reparandum
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 settled	cc
3	settled	settle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 argue	punct
5	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	9 argue	mark
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	5 so	fixed
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	9 argue	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 argue	aux
9	argue	argue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 settled	parataxis
10	with	with	ADP	_	9 argue	obl
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 change	cc
12	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 argue	conj
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 change	obj
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 settled	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 answer	punct
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 answer	det
17	definitive	definitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 answer	amod
18	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 settled	parataxis
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 answer	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 settled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	settle	past			tree rules
2	argue speech: disagree	can	nobody		vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	change	infinitive	nobody not said here	it	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

The best, most complete or most trusted version of something: «the definitive guide to sharks».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 best	det
2	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 version	punct
4	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	9 version	amod
5	complete	complete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 version	amod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 complete	cc
7	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	8 trusted	advmod
8	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 version	amod
9	version	version	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 best	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 something	case
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 version	nmod
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 guide	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 guide	punct
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 guide	det
15	definitive	definitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 guide	amod
16	guide	guide	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 something	appos
17	to	to	ADP	_	18 sharks	case
18	sharks	shark	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 guide	nmod
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 guide	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 best	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trust	participle							vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: stamps — kept apart, not parsed.

Definitive stamps are the ordinary, long-running stamps, not special issues.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Definitive	definitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 stamps	amod
2	stamps	stamp	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 stamps	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 stamps	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 stamps	det
5	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 stamps	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 ordinary	punct
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 running	amod
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 long	punct
9	running	run	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 stamps	amod
10	stamps	stamp	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 issues	punct
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 issues	advmod
13	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 issues	amod
14	issues	issue	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 stamps	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 stamps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	gerund							vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	present	Definitive stamps	the ordinary running stamps and special issues					tree rules

Example 1

We still have no definitive answer to how big the universe is.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 have	nsubj
2	still	still	ADV	_	3 have	advmod
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 answer	det
5	definitive	definitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 answer	amod
6	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 big	case
8	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 big	advmod
9	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 answer	nmod
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 universe	det
11	universe	universe	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 big	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 big	cop
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	We	no definitive answer			still		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient
2	is	present	the universe					big property	tree rules

Example 2

This is the definitive guide to British birds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 guide	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 guide	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 guide	det
4	definitive	definitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 guide	amod
5	guide	guide	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 birds	case
7	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 birds	amod
8	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 guide	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 guide	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	This	the definitive guide				to British birds	tree rules

Example 3

The test gave definitive proof that the water was safe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 test	det
2	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	definitive	definitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 proof	amod
5	proof	proof	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 safe	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 water	det
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 safe	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 safe	cop
10	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 gave	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the test	definitive proof					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proof=Theme
2	is	past	the water					safe property	tree rules

Example 4

Mum's answer was a definitive «No».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 answer	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Mum	case
3	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 definitive	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 definitive	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 definitive	det
6	definitive	definitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 No	punct
8	No	no	INTJ	Polarity=Neg	6 definitive	discourse
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 No	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 definitive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Mum's answer					definitive property	tree rules
2	answer		Mum						nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Is this the definitive list of winners?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 list	cop
2	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 list	nsubj
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 list	det
4	definitive	definitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 list	amod
5	list	list	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 winners	case
7	winners	winner	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 list	nmod
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 list	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	this	the definitive list				of winners	tree rules

Example 6

The scientists said the result was exciting but not definitive.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 scientists	det
2	scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 result	det
5	result	result	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 exciting	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 exciting	cop
7	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 said	ccomp
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 definitive	cc
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 definitive	advmod
10	definitive	definitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 exciting	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the scientists		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	the result	exciting property	tree rules
3	not be		the result not said here		tree rules

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