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title: doric — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «doric» in the school dictionary: The oldest and plainest style of ancient Greek columns, thick and strong with a simple round top, as on the Parthenon in Athens. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# doric

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**Who acts:** Doric, Parthenon, Doric columns, We, granny, boy · **What happens:** be, speak, do, have, draw · **To what, where:** name, Scots dialect, north east, Dorians, Doric columns, plain round top · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«doric» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [doric in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doric.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: architecture — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The oldest and plainest style of ancient Greek columns, thick and strong with a simple round top, as on the Parthenon in Athens.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doric:m1:1
# text = The oldest and plainest style of ancient Greek columns, thick and strong with a simple round top, as on the Parthenon in Athens.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	plainest	plain	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	columns	column	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	Parthenon	Parthenon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	Athens	Athens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Scotland — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doric is the name of the Scots dialect spoken in the north-east of Scotland, around Aberdeen.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doric:m2:1
# text = Doric is the name of the Scots dialect spoken in the north-east of Scotland, around Aberdeen.
1	Doric	doric	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Scots	Scot	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	_
8	dialect	dialect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	around	around	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Aberdeen	Aberdeen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Doric | the name |  |  |  | of the Scots dialect | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  | the Scots dialect *not said here* |  | the north east of Scotland |  | around Aberdeen | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with the Dorians, one of the ancient Greek peoples, and their dialect of Greek.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doric:m3:1
# text = To do with the Dorians, one of the ancient Greek peoples, and their dialect of Greek.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Dorians	Dorian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	dialect	dialect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Greek	Greek	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | the Dorians  one of the ancient Greek peoples |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dorian=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Parthenon has Doric columns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doric:x1:1
# text = The Parthenon has Doric columns.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Parthenon	Parthenon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Doric	doric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	columns	column	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Parthenon | Doric columns |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent column=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doric columns have a plain, round top.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doric:x2:1
# text = Doric columns have a plain, round top.
1	Doric	doric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	columns	column	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Doric columns | a plain round top |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent top=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drew Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns in history.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doric:x3:1
# text = We drew Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns in history.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Doric	doric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Ionic	ionic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Corinthian	corinthian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
8	columns	column	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | We | Doric columns |  | history |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent column=Theme in history=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My granny in Aberdeen speaks Doric.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doric:x4:1
# text = My granny in Aberdeen speaks Doric.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	granny	granny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Aberdeen	Aberdeen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Doric	Doric	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | My granny in Aberdeen | Doric |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Doric, a boy is a «loon» and a girl is a «quine».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doric:x5:1
# text = In Doric, a boy is a «loon» and a girl is a «quine».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Doric	Doric	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	loon	loon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	quine	quine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a boy | a loon and a quine |  | Doric |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a girl | a quine |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum front has six Doric columns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doric:x6:1
# text = The museum front has six Doric columns.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	Doric	doric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	columns	column	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum front | six Doric columns |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent column=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thus the Doric style of architecture was sacred to Zeus, Ares, and Heracles; the Ionic to Apollo, Artemis, and Dionysus; and the Corinthian to Hestia.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:doric:x7:1
# text = Thus the Doric style of architecture was sacred to Zeus, Ares, and Heracles; the Ionic to Apollo, Artemis, and Dionysus; and the Corinthian to Hestia.
1	Thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Doric	doric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	architecture	architecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	sacred	sacred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	Ares	ar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	Heracles	Heracles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Ionic	ionic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Apollo	Apollo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	Artemis	Artemis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	Dionysus	Dionysus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	Corinthian	Corinthian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
30	to	to	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	Hestia	Hestia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Doric style of architecture |  | Zeus and Ares and Heracles |  |  | the Corinthian to Hestia *obl*; sacred, thus *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the Doric style of architecture *not said here* |  | Apollo and Artemis and Dionysus |  |  |  | tree rules |

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