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title: encyclopaedia — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «encyclopaedia» in the Judaism dictionary: A book or set of books, or a website, giving information on many subjects, or on many parts of one subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# encyclopaedia

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**Who acts:** book, person, invention, I, library, brother · **What happens:** give, arrange, know, walk, represent, be · **To what, where:** information, many subjects, many parts, alphabetical order, huge amount, numbers

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«encyclopaedia» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 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: [encyclopaedia in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/encyclopaedia.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A book or set of books, or a website, giving information on many subjects, or on many parts of one subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:encyclopaedia:m1:1
# text = A book or set of books, or a website, giving information on many subjects, or on many parts of one subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
13	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	subjects	subject	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	arranged	arrange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	alphabetical	alphabetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund | a book or set of books or a website *not said here* | information |  | many subjects |  | on many parts of one subject | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent information=Theme on subject=Asset |
| 2 | **arrange** | participle |  | many parts of one subject *not said here* |  | alphabetical order |  | usually *property* | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in order=Destination |

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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 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who knows a huge amount: «a walking encyclopaedia».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:encyclopaedia:m2:1
# text = A person who knows a huge amount: «a walking encyclopaedia».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	compound	_	_
12	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | a person | a huge amount |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer amount=Stimulus |
| 2 | **walk** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
'"The invention of Signs to represent numbers is doubtless much older than any form ol writing" (Chambers Encyclopaedia, 1893, Vol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:encyclopaedia:x1:1
# text = '"The invention of Signs to represent numbers is doubtless much older than any form ol writing" (Chambers Encyclopaedia, 1893, Vol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	invention	invention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Signs	Sign	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	represent	represent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
9	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	doubtless	doubtless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	much	much	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
16	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
17	ol	ol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	Chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	appos	_	_
22	Encyclopaedia	Encyclopaedia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	22	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	Vol.	vol.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	_
27	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	appos	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nmod	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
35	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	conj	_	_
36	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	38	case	_	_
37	to	to	ADP	IN	_	36	fixed	_	_
38	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
39	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	38	flat	_	_
40	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	21	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **represent** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the invention of Signs *not said here* | numbers |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot number=Theme |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the invention of Signs |  |  |  |  | than any form ol writing; old *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **invent** *in a quote* |  |  | Signs |  |  |  |  | nom invention «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I looked up volcanoes in the encyclopaedia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:encyclopaedia:x2:1
# text = I looked up volcanoes in the encyclopaedia.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look up** | past | I | volcanoes |  | the encyclopaedia |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme volcano=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The library has a children's encyclopaedia about animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:encyclopaedia:x3:1
# text = The library has a children's encyclopaedia about animals.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the library | a children's encyclopaedia |  |  |  | about animals | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent encyclopaedia=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother is a walking encyclopaedia about dinosaurs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:encyclopaedia:x4:1
# text = My brother is a walking encyclopaedia about dinosaurs.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	compound	_	_
6	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | My brother | a walking encyclopaedia |  |  |  | about dinosaurs | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Online encyclopaedias are quick, but check your facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:encyclopaedia:x5:1
# text = Online encyclopaedias are quick, but check your facts.
1	Online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	encyclopaedias	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Online encyclopaedias |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | infinitive |  | your facts |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The encyclopaedia had twenty heavy volumes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:encyclopaedia:x6:1
# text = The encyclopaedia had twenty heavy volumes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	volumes	volume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the encyclopaedia | twenty heavy volumes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volume=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An encyclopaedia of space is on my birthday list.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:encyclopaedia:x7:1
# text = An encyclopaedia of space is on my birthday list.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a encyclopaedia of space |  |  | my birthday list |  |  | tree rules |

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