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title: delphic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «delphic» in the school dictionary: Relating to Delphi, an old Greek town with a famous shrine. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# delphic

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**Who acts:** Delphic priestess, answer, His · **What happens:** relate, understand, say, speak, be, answer · **To what, where:** Delphi, old Delphic oracle, riddles, us, baby · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«delphic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [delphic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/delphic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Relating to Delphi, an old Greek town with a famous shrine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delphic:m1:1
# text = Relating to Delphi, an old Greek town with a famous shrine.
1	Relating	relate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Delphi	Delphi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	shrine	shrine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **relate** | gerund |  |  | Delphi |  |  |  | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to delphi=Co-Theme |

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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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Hard to understand, with a hidden meaning, like the sayings of the old Delphic oracle (old use).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delphic:m2:1
# text = Hard to understand, with a hidden meaning, like the sayings of the old Delphic oracle (old use).
1	Hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sayings	saying	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	Delphic	delphic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	oracle	oracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **understand** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with a hidden meaning like the sayings of the old Delphic oracle | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **say** |  |  | the old Delphic oracle |  |  |  |  | nom saying «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The Delphic priestess spoke in riddles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delphic:x1:1
# text = The Delphic priestess spoke in riddles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Delphic	delphic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	priestess	priestess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	riddles	riddle	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 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the Delphic priestess |  |  | riddles |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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His answer was Delphic and puzzled us all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delphic:x2:1
# text = His answer was Delphic and puzzled us all.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	Delphic	delphic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	puzzled	puzzled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His answer |  |  |  |  | delphic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | His answer *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **answer** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The baby was found by a Delphic priestess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delphic:x3:1
# text = The baby was found by a Delphic priestess.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Delphic	delphic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	priestess	priestess	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 | **find** | past · passive | a Delphic priestess | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

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