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title: argent — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «argent» in the school dictionary: The colour silver or white on a coat of arms or shield. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# argent

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**Who acts:** Argent, shield, poet, symbol · **What happens:** mean, pronounce, be, write, light, name · **To what, where:** silver, money, stars, Ag, Argentina

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: heraldry — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The colour silver or white on a coat of arms or shield.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argent:m1:1
# text = The colour silver or white on a coat of arms or shield.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	shield	shield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: old-fashioned, poetic — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Silver, or silvery in colour: «the argent moon».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argent:m2:1
# text = Silver, or silvery in colour: «the argent moon».
1	Silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	silvery	silvery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	argent	argent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Argent» in French means «silver» and also «money»; it is pronounced differently («ar-ZHAHN»).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argent:m3:1
# text = «Argent» in French means «silver» and also «money»; it is pronounced differently («ar-ZHAHN»).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Argent	argent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
19	differently	differently	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	ar	AR	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	ZHAHN	ZHAHN	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Argent | silver and money |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent silver=Topic |
| 2 | **pronounce** | present · passive |  | money |  |  |  | differently *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The knight's shield was argent with a red cross.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argent:x1:1
# text = The knight's shield was argent with a red cross.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	shield	shield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	argent	argent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the knight's shield |  |  |  |  | with a red cross; argent *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In heraldry, argent means silver.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argent:x2:1
# text = In heraldry, argent means silver.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	heraldry	heraldry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	argent	argent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | argent | silver |  |  |  | in heraldry | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot silver=Theme in heraldry=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The poet wrote of the argent light of the stars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argent:x3:1
# text = The poet wrote of the argent light of the stars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	argent	argent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | the poet |  |  |  |  | of the argent light of the stars | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **light** |  |  | the stars |  |  |  |  | nom light «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Silver's symbol is Ag, from Latin argentum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argent:x4:1
# text = Silver's symbol is Ag, from Latin argentum.
1	Silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Ag	Ag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Latin	Latin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	argentum	argentum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Silver's symbol | Ag |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Argentina was named after the Latin word for silver.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argent:x5:1
# text = Argentina was named after the Latin word for silver.
1	Argentina	Argentina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Latin	Latin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | past · passive |  | Argentina |  |  | after the Latin word for silver |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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In French, «argent» also means money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:argent:x6:1
# text = In French, «argent» also means money.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	argent	argent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | argent | money |  |  |  | in French | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot money=Theme in french=Attribute |

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