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title: appellation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «appellation» in the school dictionary: A name or title given to someone or something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# appellation

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**Who acts:** wine, Iron Lady, cheese, appellation, wine label, Kings · **What happens:** give, protect, come, be, have, know · **To what, where:** title, someone, appellation, own appellation, He, appellations

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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A name or title given to someone or something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appellation:m1:1
# text = A name or title given to someone or something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | title *not said here* | someone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to someone=Recipient |

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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}

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A protected name for where a wine or food comes from, like Champagne.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appellation:m2:1
# text = A protected name for where a wine or food comes from, like Champagne.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl:relcl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Champagne	Champagne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | present | a wine or food |  |  |  |  | like Champagne | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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«The Iron Lady» was an appellation given to Margaret Thatcher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appellation:x1:1
# text = «The Iron Lady» was an appellation given to Margaret Thatcher.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Iron	Iron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Lady	Lady	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	appellation	appellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Margaret	Margaret	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl:agent	_	_
12	Thatcher	Thatcher	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Iron Lady | a appellation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | a appellation *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The cheese has its own appellation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appellation:x2:1
# text = The cheese has its own appellation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	appellation	appellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the cheese | cheese's own appellation |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appellation=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He was known by the appellation «Big Tom».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appellation:x3:1
# text = He was known by the appellation «Big Tom».
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	appellation	appellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Big	Big	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
9	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past · passive | the appellation | He |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The wine label shows its appellation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appellation:x4:1
# text = The wine label shows its appellation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	appellation	appellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the wine label | label's appellation |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent appellation=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Kings often had appellations like «the Great».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appellation:x5:1
# text = Kings often had appellations like «the Great».
1	Kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	appellations	appellation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Kings | appellations |  |  |  | like the Great; often *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appellation=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Use the right appellation when you write to the mayor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appellation:x6:1
# text = Use the right appellation when you write to the mayor.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	appellation	appellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mayor	mayor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | the right appellation |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appellation=Patient |
| 2 | **write** | present | you |  | the mayor |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent to mayor=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Artemis was worshipped by the Greeks under various appellations, to each of which belonged special characteristics.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:appellation:x7:1
# text = Artemis was worshipped by the Greeks under various appellations, to each of which belonged special characteristics.
1	Artemis	Artemis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	worshipped	worshipp	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Greeks	Greek	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	various	various	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	appellations	appellation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	belonged	belong	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
16	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	characteristics	characteristic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **worshipp** | past · passive | the Greeks | Artemis |  | various appellations |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | past |  | special characteristics |  |  |  | to each | tree rules |

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