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title: cyan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cyan» in the school dictionary: Cyan is a bright greenish-blue colour, like a clear tropical sea. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# cyan

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**Who acts:** Cyan, She, pool water, CMYK, screen, cyan text · **What happens:** be, run, paint, look, stand, make · **To what, where:** bright blue colour, one, printer, cyan ink, mix, sky cyan

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«cyan» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [cyan in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cyan.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cyan is a bright greenish-blue colour, like a clear tropical sea.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cyan:m1:1
# text = Cyan is a bright greenish-blue colour, like a clear tropical sea.
1	Cyan	cyan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
5	greenish	greenish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	tropical	tropical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cyan | a bright blue colour and a clear tropical sea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: science, printing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cyan is one of the main colours of printer ink, together with magenta, yellow and black (CMYK).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cyan:m2:1
# text = Cyan is one of the main colours of printer ink, together with magenta, yellow and black (CMYK).
1	Cyan	cyan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	printer	printer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	magenta	magenta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	CMYK	CMYK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cyan | one and magenta |  |  |  | of the main colours of printer ink | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The printer has run out of cyan ink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cyan:x1:1
# text = The printer has run out of cyan ink.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	printer	printer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	run	run	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	cyan	cyan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present · perfect · passive |  | the printer |  | cyan ink |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme out ink=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cyan is a mix of blue and green light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cyan:x2:1
# text = Cyan is a mix of blue and green light.
1	Cyan	cyan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cyan | a mix |  |  |  | of blue light | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She painted the sky cyan in her picture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cyan:x3:1
# text = She painted the sky cyan in her picture.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	cyan	cyan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | She | the sky cyan |  | her picture |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent cyan=Theme in picture=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The swimming pool water looked cyan in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cyan:x4:1
# text = The swimming pool water looked cyan in the sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	cyan	cyan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the pool water |  |  |  |  | in the sun.; cyan *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in sun.=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow and black.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cyan:x5:1
# text = CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
1	CMYK	CMYK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	cyan	cyan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	magenta	magenta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | CMYK |  |  |  |  | for cyan and magenta | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for cyan=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the screen, cyan and red together make white light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cyan:x6:1
# text = On the screen, cyan and red together make white light.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	cyan	cyan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the screen | white light |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset light=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cyan text was hard to read on the white page.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cyan:x7:1
# text = The cyan text was hard to read on the white page.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cyan	cyan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cyan text |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive | the cyan text *not said here* |  |  | the white page |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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