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variation

Who acts: game, lot, We, you, tag, Temperature variation · What happens: vary, be, play, freeze, show, write · To what, where: variation, desert, recipe, ten variations, simple tune, re-introduction

«variation» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: variation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A change or difference in amount or level: variation in temperature.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 change	det
2	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 difference	cc
4	difference	difference	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 change	conj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 amount	case
6	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 change	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 level	cc
8	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 amount	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 variation	punct
10	variation	variation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 change	conj
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 temperature	case
12	temperature	temperature	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 variation	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 change	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

Something slightly different from the usual form: a variation of a game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	3 different	advmod
3	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Something	amod
4	from	from	ADP	_	7 form	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 form	det
6	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 form	amod
7	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 different	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 variation	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 variation	det
10	variation	variation	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 form	appos
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 game	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 game	det
13	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 variation	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	vary		a game						nom variation «event intransitive»: of=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

The differences between living things of the same kind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 differences	det
2	differences	difference	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	between	between	ADP	_	5 things	case
4	living	living	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 things	amod
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 differences	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 kind	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 kind	det
8	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 kind	amod
9	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 things	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 differences	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

A new version of a tune.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 version	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 version	amod
3	version	version	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 tune	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tune	det
6	tune	tune	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 version	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 version	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

There is a lot of variation in the heights of children in our class.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 is	expl
2	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 lot	det
4	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 is	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 variation	case
6	variation	variation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lot	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 heights	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 heights	det
9	heights	height	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 variation	nmod
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 children	case
11	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 heights	nmod
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 class	case
13	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 class	nmod:poss
14	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 children	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	a lot of variation in the heights of children in our class			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

We played a variation of tag where you freeze.

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	2 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 variation	det
4	variation	variation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 tag	case
6	tag	tag	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 variation	nmod
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 freeze	advmod
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 freeze	nsubj
9	freeze	freeze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 tag	acl:relcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	We	a variation of tag					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent variation=Theme
2	freeze	present	you						vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	vary		tag						nom variation «event intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

Temperature variation between day and night is large in the desert.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Temperature	temperature	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 variation	compound
2	variation	variation	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 large	nsubj
3	between	between	ADP	_	4 day	case
4	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 variation	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 night	cc
6	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 day	conj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 large	cop
8	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 desert	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 desert	det
11	desert	desert	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 large	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 large	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Temperature variation between day and night			the desert		large property	tree rules

Example 4

Every snowflake shows variation in shape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	2 snowflake	det
2	snowflake	snowflake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	nsubj
3	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	variation	variation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 shape	case
6	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	every snowflake	variation				in shape	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent variation=Patient in shape=Topic

Example 5

This cake is a variation on Gran's recipe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 cake	det
2	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 variation	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 variation	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 variation	det
5	variation	variation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 recipe	case
7	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 recipe	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 Gran	case
9	recipe	recipe	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 variation	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 variation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	this cake	a variation		Gran's recipe			tree rules

Example 6

The composer wrote ten variations on a simple tune.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 composer	det
2	composer	composer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrote	nsubj
3	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 variations	nummod
5	variations	variation	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wrote	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 tune	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 tune	det
8	simple	simple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 tune	amod
9	tune	tune	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrote	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	the composer	ten variations		a simple tune			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent variation=Theme on tune=Destination

Example 7

We should be able to trace this re-introduction by the variation in titles.

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	4 able	nsubj
2	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 able	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 able	cop
4	able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 trace	mark
6	trace	trace	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 able	xcomp
7	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 re-introduction	det
8	re-introduction	re-introduction	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 trace	obj
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 variation	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 variation	det
11	variation	variation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 trace	obl
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 titles	case
13	titles	title	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 trace	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 able	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	should	We					able property	tree rules
2	trace	to-infinitive	We not said here	this re-introduction		titles		by the variation	vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent re-introduction=Theme in title=Destination

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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