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title: diminution — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diminution» in the school dictionary: A reduction in size, amount, importance or strength; getting smaller or less. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# diminution

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**Who acts:** diminution, formal medicine, pain, formal report, resources, Old age · **What happens:** get, be, cause, diminish, pass, note · **To what, where:** number, diminution, storm, gradual diminution

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«diminution» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [diminution in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/diminution.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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A reduction in size, amount, importance or strength; getting smaller or less.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diminution:m1:1
# text = A reduction in size, amount, importance or strength; getting smaller or less.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reduction	reduction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	importance	importance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	conj	_	_
13	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	xcomp	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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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}

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There was a diminution in the number of birds this spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diminution:x1:1
# text = There was a diminution in the number of birds this spring.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	diminution	diminution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a diminution |  |  | the number of birds  this spring; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in number=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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(formal) The medicine caused a diminution of pain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diminution:x2:1
# text = (formal) The medicine caused a diminution of pain.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	diminution	diminution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the formal medicine | a diminution of pain |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition diminution=Patient |
| 2 | **diminish** |  | pain |  |  |  |  |  | nom diminution «process intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The storm passed with no diminution in the wind until the evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diminution:x3:1
# text = The storm passed with no diminution in the wind until the evening.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	diminution	diminution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	until	until	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | participle |  | the storm *not said here* |  |  | evening | with no diminution in the wind | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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(formal) The report notes a gradual diminution of resources.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diminution:x4:1
# text = (formal) The report notes a gradual diminution of resources.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	notes	note	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	gradual	gradual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	diminution	diminution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	resources	resource	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **note** | present | the formal report | a gradual diminution of resources |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent diminution=Topic |
| 2 | **diminish** |  | resources |  |  |  |  |  | nom diminution «process intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Old age brought a diminution of his strength.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diminution:x5:1
# text = Old age brought a diminution of his strength.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	diminution	diminution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | Old age | a diminution of age's strength |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent diminution=Theme |
| 2 | **diminish** |  | age's strength |  |  |  |  |  | nom diminution «process intransitive»: of=agent |

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