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title: dissimilar — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dissimilar» in the school dictionary: Not the same; different from each other. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dissimilar

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**Who acts:** dissimilar, two sisters, one, bat, twins, we · **What happens:** mean, be, wear, tell, not be, answer · **To what, where:** dissimilar, many ways, dissimilar hats, hats, mine, different angles · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not the same; different from each other.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissimilar:m1:1
# text = Not the same; different from each other.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	5	obl	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Not dissimilar» means quite similar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissimilar:m2:1
# text = «Not dissimilar» means quite similar.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	dissimilar	dissimilar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | dissimilar |  |  |  |  | similar *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two sisters are very dissimilar: one is loud, one is quiet.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissimilar:x1:1
# text = The two sisters are very dissimilar: one is loud, one is quiet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	dissimilar	dissimilar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the two sisters | dissimilar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | one |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | one |  |  |  |  | quiet *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bat and a bird are dissimilar in many ways.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissimilar:x2:1
# text = A bat and a bird are dissimilar in many ways.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	dissimilar	dissimilar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bat and a bird | dissimilar |  | many ways |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The twins wore dissimilar hats so we could tell them apart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissimilar:x3:1
# text = The twins wore dissimilar hats so we could tell them apart.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dissimilar	dissimilar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	hats	hat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the twins | dissimilar hats |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | could | we |  | hats *= hat* |  |  | apart *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her answer was not dissimilar to mine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissimilar:x4:1
# text = Her answer was not dissimilar to mine.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	dissimilar	dissimilar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod	_	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 a** | past | Her answer | dissimilar | mine |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **answer** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dissimilar triangles have different angles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissimilar:x5:1
# text = Dissimilar triangles have different angles.
1	Dissimilar	dissimilar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	triangles	triangle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	angles	angle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Dissimilar triangles | different angles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent angle=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two rocks look dissimilar under the microscope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissimilar:x6:1
# text = The two rocks look dissimilar under the microscope.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	dissimilar	dissimilar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	microscope	microscope	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 | **look** | present | the two rocks | dissimilar |  | the microscope |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme dissimilar=Attribute |

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