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title: aggregation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aggregation» in the school dictionary: Aggregation is bringing many things together into one group or total. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aggregation

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**Who acts:** Aggregation, animals, website, report, single pupil, Cities · **What happens:** bring, be, gather, combine, spend, give · **To what, where:** many things, one group, group, things, many numbers, bark

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«aggregation» 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: [aggregation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aggregation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Aggregation is bringing many things together into one group or total.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aggregation:m1:1
# text = Aggregation is bringing many things together into one group or total.
1	Aggregation	aggregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present · progressive | Aggregation | many things |  | one group or total |  | together *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme into group=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An aggregation is a group or mass of things, animals or people gathered together.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aggregation:m2:1
# text = An aggregation is a group or mass of things, animals or people gathered together.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aggregation	aggregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	together	together	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a aggregation | a group or mass of things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **gather** | past | animals or people | things *not said here* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: formal, data — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aggregation is combining many numbers into one, such as a total or an average.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aggregation:m3:1
# text = Aggregation is combining many numbers into one, such as a total or an average.
1	Aggregation	aggregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	combining	combine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	total	total	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	average	average	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **combine** | present · progressive | Aggregation | many numbers |  |  |  | into a total or a average | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent number=Patient into total=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An aggregation of ladybirds spent the winter under the bark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aggregation:x1:1
# text = An aggregation of ladybirds spent the winter under the bark.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aggregation	aggregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ladybirds	ladybird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bark	bark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | a aggregation of ladybirds |  |  | the bark | winter |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The website is an aggregation of news from many papers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aggregation:x2:1
# text = The website is an aggregation of news from many papers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	aggregation	aggregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	papers	paper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the website | a aggregation |  |  |  | of news from many papers | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Aggregation of the test scores gave the class average.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aggregation:x3:1
# text = Aggregation of the test scores gave the class average.
1	Aggregation	aggregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	scores	score	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	average	average	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Aggregation of the test scores | the class average |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent average=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A huge aggregation of jellyfish washed up on the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aggregation:x4:1
# text = A huge aggregation of jellyfish washed up on the beach.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	aggregation	aggregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	jellyfish	jellyfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	washed	wash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash up** | participle |  | jellyfish *not said here* |  | the beach |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The report used aggregation, so no single pupil's mark is shown.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aggregation:x5:1
# text = The report used aggregation, so no single pupil's mark is shown.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	aggregation	aggregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
8	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle | the report *not said here* | aggregation |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aggregation=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | present · passive |  | no single pupil's mark |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **mark** |  | no single pupil |  |  |  |  |  | nom mark «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cities are an aggregation of many small communities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aggregation:x6:1
# text = Cities are an aggregation of many small communities.
1	Cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	aggregation	aggregation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	communities	community	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cities | a aggregation |  |  |  | of many small communities | tree rules |

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