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title: armistice — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «armistice» in the school dictionary: An agreement between enemies in a war to stop fighting, usually while they talk about peace. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# armistice

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**Who acts:** agreement, enemies, armistice, We, sides, Poppies · **What happens:** stop, fight, talk, end, hold, sign · **To what, where:** fighting, First World War, minute silence, armistice, eleven o'clock, us

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An agreement between enemies in a war to stop fighting, usually while they talk about peace.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armistice:m1:1
# text = An agreement between enemies in a war to stop fighting, usually while they talk about peace.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	enemies	enemy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	talk	talk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | to-infinitive | a agreement between enemies in a war |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **fight** | gerund | a agreement between enemies in a war *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **talk** | present | enemies *= enemy* |  |  |  |  | about peace; usually *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about peace=Topic |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The armistice ended the fighting in the First World War.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armistice:x1:1
# text = The armistice ended the fighting in the First World War.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	armistice	armistice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fighting	fighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	First	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
9	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	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 | **end** | past | the armistice | the fighting |  | the First World War |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality fighting=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We hold a two-minute silence on Armistice Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armistice:x2:1
# text = We hold a two-minute silence on Armistice Day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	Armistice	Armistice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | We | a minute silence |  |  | on Armistice Day |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent silence=Theme on day=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Both sides signed an armistice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armistice:x3:1
# text = Both sides signed an armistice.
1	Both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	signed	sign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	armistice	armistice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | past | both sides | a armistice |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent armistice=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The armistice began at eleven o'clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armistice:x4:1
# text = The armistice began at eleven o'clock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	armistice	armistice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	eleven	eleven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the armistice |  |  | eleven o'clock |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Poppies remind us of the soldiers who died before the armistice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armistice:x5:1
# text = Poppies remind us of the soldiers who died before the armistice.
1	Poppies	poppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remind	remind	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	armistice	armistice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remind** *speech: other* | present | Poppies |  | us |  |  | of the soldiers | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent we=Recipient of soldier=Topic |
| 2 | **die** | past | the soldiers |  |  |  | before the armistice |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armistice:x6:1
# text = The Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Korean	korean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	armistice	armistice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	treaty	treaty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the Korean War |  |  |  |  | with a armistice and a peace treaty | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with armistice=Subeventuality |

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