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title: distinct — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «distinct» in the school dictionary: Clearly different or separate from something else: two distinct groups. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# distinct

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**Who acts:** smoke, rain, you, three distinct numbers, frog, distinct smell · **What happens:** see, hear, smell, notice, clear, chance · **To what, where:** three distinct numbers, distinct animals, distinct meanings, word, They, three distinct classes

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«distinct» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [distinct in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/distinct.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clearly different or separate from something else: two distinct groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:m1:1
# text = Clearly different or separate from something else: two distinct groups.
1	Clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
7	else	else	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Easy to see, hear, smell or notice; clear: a distinct smell of smoke.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:m2:1
# text = Easy to see, hear, smell or notice; clear: a distinct smell of smoke.
1	Easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	clear	clear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **hear** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **smell** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **notice** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **clear** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source |
| 6 | **smell** |  | smoke |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Definite; real: a distinct chance of rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:m3:1
# text = Definite; real: a distinct chance of rain.
1	Definite	definite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chance** |  | rain |  |  |  |  |  | nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Choose three distinct numbers that add up to 10.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:x1:1
# text = Choose three distinct numbers that add up to 10.
1	Choose	choose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | imperative | you *not said here* | three distinct numbers |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |
| 2 | **add up** *speech: assert* | present | three distinct numbers |  |  |  |  | to 10 | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to 10=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A frog and a toad are distinct animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:x2:1
# text = A frog and a toad are distinct animals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a frog and a toad | distinct animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a distinct smell of burning toast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:x3:1
# text = There was a distinct smell of burning toast.
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	5	det	_	_
4	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a distinct smell of burning toast |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **burn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **smell** |  | burning toast |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her voice was clear and distinct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:x4:1
# text = Her voice was clear and distinct.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her voice |  |  |  |  | clear *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Her voice *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a distinct chance of snow tonight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:x5:1
# text = There is a distinct chance of snow tonight.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a distinct chance of snow |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **chance** |  | snow |  |  |  |  |  | nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two words sound alike but have distinct meanings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:x6:1
# text = The two words sound alike but have distinct meanings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sound	sound	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	alike	alike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	meanings	meaning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | the two words |  |  |  |  | alike *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **have** | present | the two words *not said here* | distinct meanings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many distinct letters are in the word «banana»? (3: b, a, n)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* How many distinct letters are in the word «banana»?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:x7:1
# text = How many distinct letters are in the word «banana»?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | many distinct letters |  |  | the word |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (3: b, a, n)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:x7:2
# text = (3: b, a, n)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	b	B	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They may be divided into three distinct classes, viz., water, mountain, and tree or wood nymphs.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:distinct:x8:1
# text = They may be divided into three distinct classes, viz., water, mountain, and tree or wood nymphs.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	distinct	distinct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	classes	class	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	viz	viz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
21	nymphs	nymph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | may · passive |  | They |  | three distinct classes and viz and water and mountain |  | tree nymphs *obl* | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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