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title: contemporaneous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «contemporaneous» in the school dictionary: Existing or happening at the same time as something else: «contemporaneous accounts of the battle». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# contemporaneous

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**Who acts:** Contemporaneous notes, Samuel, dinosaurs, Historians, police officer, building · **What happens:** exist, happen, account, write down, write, not be · **To what, where:** battle, something, contemporaneous account, Great Fire, two contemporaneous reports, contemporaneous notes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Existing or happening at the same time as something else: «contemporaneous accounts of the battle».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contemporaneous:m1:1
# text = Existing or happening at the same time as something else: «contemporaneous accounts of the battle».
1	Existing	exist	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
10	else	else	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	contemporaneous	contemporaneous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	accounts	account	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **happen** | gerund |  |  |  |  | time | as something | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **account** *in a quote* |  |  | the battle |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
Contemporaneous notes or records: written down at the time something happened, not later.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contemporaneous:m2:1
# text = Contemporaneous notes or records: written down at the time something happened, not later.
1	Contemporaneous	contemporaneous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	notes	note	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
12	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write down** | participle |  | something |  |  | time |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **happen** | past | Contemporaneous notes or records |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Samuel Pepys wrote a contemporaneous account of the Great Fire of London.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contemporaneous:x1:1
# text = Samuel Pepys wrote a contemporaneous account of the Great Fire of London.
1	Samuel	Samuel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Pepys	Pepys	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	contemporaneous	contemporaneous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Fire	Fire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Samuel | a contemporaneous account of the Great Fire of London |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme |
| 2 | **account** |  |  | the Great Fire of London |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dinosaurs were not contemporaneous with humans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contemporaneous:x2:1
# text = The dinosaurs were not contemporaneous with humans.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	contemporaneous	contemporaneous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | the dinosaurs |  |  |  |  | with humans; contemporaneous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Historians compared two contemporaneous reports of the battle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contemporaneous:x3:1
# text = Historians compared two contemporaneous reports of the battle.
1	Historians	historian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	compared	compare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	contemporaneous	contemporaneous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reports	report	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | past | Historians | two contemporaneous reports of the battle |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent report=Patient |
| 2 | **report** |  |  | the battle |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police officer made contemporaneous notes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contemporaneous:x4:1
# text = The police officer made contemporaneous notes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	contemporaneous	contemporaneous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	notes	note	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **make** | past | the police officer | contemporaneous notes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset note=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The building of the two castles was roughly contemporaneous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contemporaneous:x5:1
# text = The building of the two castles was roughly contemporaneous.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	castles	castle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	roughly	roughly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	contemporaneous	contemporaneous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the building of the two castles |  |  |  |  | contemporaneous, roughly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Diaries are useful because they are contemporaneous with the events.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:contemporaneous:x6:1
# text = Diaries are useful because they are contemporaneous with the events.
1	Diaries	diary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	contemporaneous	contemporaneous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Diaries |  |  |  |  | useful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Diaries *= diary* |  |  |  |  | with the events; contemporaneous *property* | tree rules |

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