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title: architecture — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «architecture» in the school dictionary: Architecture is the art and work of designing buildings. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# architecture

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**Who acts:** Architecture, work, way, She, Gothic architecture, We · **What happens:** be, design, plan, put together, want, study · **To what, where:** art, buildings, style, way, parts, architecture houses

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«architecture» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [architecture in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/architecture.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Architecture is the art and work of designing buildings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:m1:1
# text = Architecture is the art and work of designing buildings.
1	Architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	designing	design	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Architecture | the art and work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **design** | gerund | work *not said here* | buildings |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent building=Result |

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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 -->
Architecture is the style of buildings in a place or time, such as Gothic or Roman architecture.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:m2:1
# text = Architecture is the style of buildings in a place or time, such as Gothic or Roman architecture.
1	Architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	Gothic	gothic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
18	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Architecture | the style |  |  |  | of buildings in a place or time and Gothic architecture | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: computers — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The architecture of a computer or program is the way its parts are planned and put together.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:m3:1
# text = The architecture of a computer or program is the way its parts are planned and put together.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
17	together	together	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the architecture of a computer or program | the way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **plan** | present · passive | the way *not said here* | architecture's parts |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 3 | **put together** | participle | the way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wants to study architecture and design houses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:x1:1
# text = She wants to study architecture and design houses.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	study	study	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	design	design	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **study** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | architecture houses |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gothic architecture has tall pointed windows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:x2:1
# text = Gothic architecture has tall pointed windows.
1	Gothic	gothic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	pointed	point	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	windows	window	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** | present | Gothic architecture | tall pointed windows |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Patient |
| 2 | **point** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We looked at the architecture of our town on a walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:x3:1
# text = We looked at the architecture of our town on a walk.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | We |  |  |  |  | at the architecture of our town on a walk | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at architecture=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sydney Opera House is famous modern architecture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:x4:1
# text = Sydney Opera House is famous modern architecture.
1	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	Opera	Opera	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	House	House	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sydney Opera House | famous modern architecture |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ancient Roman architecture used arches and domes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:x5:1
# text = Ancient Roman architecture used arches and domes.
1	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	arches	arch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	appos	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	domes	dome	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The computer's architecture lets it do many tasks at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:x6:1
# text = The computer's architecture lets it do many tasks at once.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tasks	task	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | the computer's architecture | computer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive | computer *not said here* | many tasks |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent task=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The architecture of the castle made it hard to attack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:x7:1
# text = The architecture of the castle made it hard to attack.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	attack	attack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the architecture of the castle | castle |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **attack** | to-infinitive | castle *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The architecture was imposing, and in the interior the rooms were handsome and furnished in the best possible taste.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:architecture:x8:1
# text = The architecture was imposing, and in the interior the rooms were handsome and furnished in the best possible taste.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	imposing	imposing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	interior	interior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rooms	room	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	handsome	handsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	furnished	furnish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	20	amod	_	_
19	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the architecture |  |  |  |  | imposing *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the rooms |  |  | the interior |  | handsome *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **furnish** | participle | the rooms *not said here* |  |  | the best possible taste |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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