symbol Who acts: symbol, shape, red heart, idea, dove, chemical symbol · What happens: be, stand, mean, add, represent, look · To what, where: sign, love, object, something, symbol, short letter name · Speech: someone speaks here
«symbol» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: symbol in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A symbol is a sign, shape or picture that stands for something else: + means add, a red heart means love.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det punct appos cc conj nsubj acl:relcl case obl advmod punct cc parataxis ccomp punct det amod nsubj conj obj punct root A DET symbol NOUN is AUX a DET sign NOUN , PUNCT shape NOUN or CCONJ picture NOUN that PRON stands VERB for ADP something PRON else ADV : PUNCT + SYM means VERB add VERB , PUNCT a DET red ADJ heart NOUN means VERB love NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 symbol det 2 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 5 sign nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sign cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sign det 5 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 shape punct 7 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 5 sign appos 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 picture cc 9 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 7 shape conj 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 stands nsubj 11 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 shape acl:relcl 12 for for ADP _ 13 something case 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 stands obl 14 else else ADV _ 13 something advmod 15 : : PUNCT _ 17 means punct 16 + + SYM _ 17 means cc 17 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sign parataxis 18 add add VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 means ccomp 19 , , PUNCT _ 23 means punct 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 heart det 21 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 22 heart amod 22 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 23 means nsubj 23 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 means conj 24 love love NOUN Number=Sing 23 means obj 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 sign punct
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1 is a present a symbol a sign tree rules 2 stand present shape or picture for something vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for something=Attribute 3 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 add speech: assert infinitive vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 5 mean present a red heart love vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent love=Topic
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 A symbol can be an object or idea that represents something bigger: the dove is a symbol of peace.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj aux cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj amod punct det nsubj cop det appos case nmod punct root A DET symbol NOUN can AUX be AUX an DET object NOUN or CCONJ idea NOUN that PRON represents VERB something PRON bigger ADJ : PUNCT the DET dove NOUN is AUX a DET symbol NOUN of ADP peace NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 symbol det 2 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 6 object nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 object aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 object cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 object det 6 object object NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 idea cc 8 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 6 object conj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 represents nsubj 10 represents represent VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 idea acl:relcl 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 represents obj 12 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 something amod 13 : : PUNCT _ 18 symbol punct 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 dove det 15 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 18 symbol nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 symbol cop 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 symbol det 18 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 6 object appos 19 of of ADP _ 20 peace case 20 peace peace NOUN Number=Sing 18 symbol nmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 object punct
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1 is a can a symbol a object or idea tree rules 2 represent present idea something vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot something=Theme 3 is a present the dove a symbol of peace tree rules
Meaning 3 In science, a chemical symbol is the short letter name for an element.
The tree, 13 words case obl punct det amod nsubj cop det amod compound case det nmod punct root In ADP science NOUN , PUNCT a DET chemical ADJ symbol NOUN is AUX the DET short ADJ letter NOUN name NOUN for ADP an DET element NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 11 name obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 science punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 symbol det 5 chemical chemical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 symbol amod 6 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 11 name nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 name cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 name det 9 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 11 name amod 10 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 11 name compound 11 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 for for ADP _ 14 element case 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 element det 14 element element NOUN Number=Sing 11 name nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 name punct
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1 is a present a chemical symbol the short letter name science for a element tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
O for oxygen.
discourse case punct root O INTJ for ADP oxygen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 O o INTJ _ 3 oxygen discourse 2 for for ADP _ 3 oxygen case 3 oxygen oxygen NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 oxygen punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The symbol + means add.
det nsubj compound ccomp punct root The DET symbol NOUN + SYM means VERB add VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 symbol det 2 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 + + SYM _ 2 symbol compound 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 add add VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means ccomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present the symbol vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 add speech: assert infinitive vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 2 The < symbol means «less than»: 3 < 5.
det punct nsubj punct obj fixed punct punct parataxis punct conj punct root The DET < PUNCT symbol NOUN means VERB « PUNCT less ADJ than ADP » PUNCT : PUNCT 3 NUM < SYM 5 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 symbol det 2 < < PUNCT _ 3 symbol punct 3 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 less punct 6 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 means obj 7 than than ADP _ 6 less fixed 8 » » PUNCT _ 6 less punct 9 : : PUNCT _ 10 3 punct 10 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 means parataxis 11 < < SYM _ 12 5 punct 12 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 3 conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present the symbol less vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent less=Topic
Example 3 On the map, a blue P is the symbol for parking.
case det obl punct det amod nsubj cop det case nmod punct root On ADP the DET map NOUN , PUNCT a DET blue ADJ P NOUN is AUX the DET symbol NOUN for ADP parking NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 3 map case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 map det 3 map map NOUN Number=Sing 10 symbol obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 map punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 P det 6 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 7 P amod 7 P p NOUN Number=Sing 10 symbol nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 symbol cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 symbol det 10 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 for for ADP _ 12 parking case 12 parking parking NOUN Number=Sing 10 symbol nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 symbol punct
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1 is a present a blue P the symbol the map for parking tree rules
Example 4 A skull and crossbones is a symbol for poison.
det nsubj cc conj cop det case nmod punct root A DET skull NOUN and CCONJ crossbones NOUN is AUX a DET symbol NOUN for ADP poison NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 skull det 2 skull skull NOUN Number=Sing 7 symbol nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 crossbones cc 4 crossbones crossbones NOUN Number=Sing 2 skull conj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 symbol cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 symbol det 7 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 poison case 9 poison poison NOUN Number=Sing 7 symbol nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 symbol punct
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1 is a present a skull and crossbones a symbol for poison tree rules
Example 5 The dove is a symbol of peace.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root The DET dove NOUN is AUX a DET symbol NOUN of ADP peace NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dove det 2 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 5 symbol nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 symbol cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 symbol det 5 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 peace case 7 peace peace NOUN Number=Sing 5 symbol nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 symbol punct
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1 is a present the dove a symbol of peace tree rules
Example 6 The chemical symbol for gold is Au.
det amod nsubj case nmod cop punct root The DET chemical ADJ symbol NOUN for ADP gold NOUN is AUX Au PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 symbol det 2 chemical chemical ADJ Degree=Pos 3 symbol amod 3 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 7 Au nsubj 4 for for ADP _ 5 gold case 5 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 3 symbol nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 Au cop 7 Au Au PROPN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 Au punct
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1 is a present the chemical symbol for gold Au tree rules
Example 7 The maple leaf is a symbol of Canada.
det compound nsubj cop det case nmod punct root The DET maple NOUN leaf NOUN is AUX a DET symbol NOUN of ADP Canada PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 leaf det 2 maple maple NOUN Number=Sing 3 leaf compound 3 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 6 symbol nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 symbol cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 symbol det 6 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 Canada case 8 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 6 symbol nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 symbol punct
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1 is a present the maple leaf a symbol of Canada tree rules
Example 8 Look at the key to find out what each symbol means.
case det obl mark advcl compound:prt obj det nsubj ccomp punct root Look VERB at ADP the DET key NOUN to PART find VERB out ADP what PRON each DET symbol NOUN means VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 at at ADP _ 4 key case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 key det 4 key key NOUN Number=Sing 1 Look obl 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Look advcl 7 out out ADP _ 6 find compound:prt 8 what what PRON PronType=Int 11 means obj 9 each each DET PronType=Tot 10 symbol det 10 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 11 means nsubj 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 find ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Look punct
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1 look imperative you not said here at the key vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at key=Theme 2 find out to-infinitive you not said here vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 mean present each symbol vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
Example 9 Thus running up the hillside, his teeth chattering all the way, he drew near to Inyan, the sacred symbol.
The tree, 19 words advmod advcl compound:prt det obj punct nmod:poss appos acl det:predet det obl:unmarked punct nsubj advmod case obl punct det amod appos punct root Thus ADV running VERB up ADP the DET hillside NOUN , PUNCT his PRON teeth NOUN chattering VERB all DET the DET way NOUN , PUNCT he PRON drew VERB near ADV to ADP Inyan PROPN , PUNCT the DET sacred ADJ symbol NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thus thus ADV _ 2 running advmod 2 running run VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 drew advcl 3 up up ADP _ 2 running compound:prt 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 hillside det 5 hillside hillside NOUN Number=Sing 2 running obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 teeth punct 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 teeth nmod:poss 8 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 5 hillside appos 9 chattering chatter VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 teeth acl 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 12 way det:predet 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 way det 12 way way NOUN Number=Sing 9 chattering obl:unmarked 13 , , PUNCT _ 2 running punct 14 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 drew nsubj 15 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 16 near near ADV _ 15 drew advmod 17 to to ADP _ 18 Inyan case 18 Inyan Inyan PROPN Number=Sing 15 drew obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 symbol punct 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 symbol det 21 sacred sacred ADJ Degree=Pos 22 symbol amod 22 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 18 Inyan appos 23 . . PUNCT _ 15 drew punct
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1 run up gerund he not said here the hillside thus property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hillside=Trajectory 2 chatter gerund his teeth not said here all way vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 draw past he Inyan near property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to inyan=Destination
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