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title: briton — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «briton» in the school dictionary: A person from Britain; a British citizen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# briton

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**Who acts:** Celtic people, Ancient Britons, Boudicca, Briton, Romans, Many Britons · **What happens:** live, lead, rescue, win, call · **To what, where:** Britain, roundhouses, Britons, formal Three Britons, mountain, tennis final · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«briton» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [briton in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/briton.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person from Britain; a British citizen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:briton:m1:1
# text = A person from Britain; a British citizen.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	citizen	citizen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One of the Ancient Britons, the Celtic people who lived in Britain before and during the time of the Romans.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:briton:m2:1
# text = One of the Ancient Britons, the Celtic people who lived in Britain before and during the time of the Romans.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Britons	Briton	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Celtic	celtic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	before	before	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	during	during	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the Celtic people |  |  | Britain |  | before *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in britain=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Ancient Britons lived in roundhouses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:briton:x1:1
# text = The Ancient Britons lived in roundhouses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Britons	Briton	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	roundhouses	roundhouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the Ancient Britons |  |  | roundhouses |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in roundhouse=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Boudicca led the Britons against the Romans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:briton:x2:1
# text = Boudicca led the Britons against the Romans.
1	Boudicca	Boudicca	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Britons	Briton	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | Boudicca | the Britons |  |  |  | against the Romans | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent briton=Theme against roman=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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(formal) Three Britons were rescued from the mountain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:briton:x3:1
# text = (formal) Three Britons were rescued from the mountain.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	Britons	briton	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	rescued	rescue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rescue** | past · passive |  | formal Three Britons |  | the mountain |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from mountain=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A Briton won the tennis final.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:briton:x4:1
# text = A Briton won the tennis final.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Briton	Briton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	tennis	tennis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	final	final	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 | **win** | past | a Briton | the tennis final |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent final=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The Romans called the people of Britain "Britanni", the Britons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:briton:x5:1
# text = The Romans called the people of Britain "Britanni", the Britons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Britanni	Britanni	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Britons	Briton	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | the Romans |  | the people of Britain and the Britons |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Britons now live abroad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:briton:x6:1
# text = Many Britons now live abroad.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Britons	briton	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Many Britons |  |  |  | now | abroad *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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