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title: epiphany — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «epiphany» in the school dictionary: The Epiphany is a Christian feast that remembers the wise men (the Magi) visiting the baby Jesus; it falls twelve days after Christmas. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# epiphany

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**Who acts:** Epiphany, Christian feast, you, Christians, wise men, We · **What happens:** be, remember, visit, fall, understand, show · **To what, where:** Christian feast, wise men, baby, sudden moment, something, Epiphany · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Epiphany is a Christian feast that remembers the wise men (the Magi) visiting the baby Jesus; it falls twelve days after Christmas.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:epiphany:m1:1
# text = The Epiphany is a Christian feast that remembers the wise men (the Magi) visiting the baby Jesus; it falls twelve days after Christmas.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Epiphany	Epiphany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Magi	Magi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
16	visiting	visit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
23	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl:unmarked	_	_
25	after	after	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	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 Epiphany | a Christian feast |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **remember** | present | a Christian feast | the wise men |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent man=Theme |
| 3 | **visit** | gerund | a Christian feast *not said here* | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **fall** | present | Epiphany |  |  |  | after Christmas; day |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An epiphany is a sudden moment when you understand something important.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:epiphany:m2:1
# text = An epiphany is a sudden moment when you understand something important.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	epiphany	epiphany	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	understand	understand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a epiphany | a sudden moment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **understand** | present | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden appearance or showing of something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:epiphany:m3:1
# text = A sudden appearance or showing of something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of something | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians celebrate the Epiphany, when the wise men brought gifts to Jesus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:epiphany:x1:1
# text = Christians celebrate the Epiphany, when the wise men brought gifts to Jesus.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Epiphany	Epiphany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | present | Christians | the Epiphany |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent epiphany=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | past | the wise men | gifts | Jesus |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent gift=Theme to jesus=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We take down the Christmas decorations at the Epiphany.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:epiphany:x2:1
# text = We take down the Christmas decorations at the Epiphany.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	decorations	decoration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Epiphany	Epiphany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take down** | present | We | the Christmas decorations |  | the Epiphany |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decoration=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Spain, children get presents at the Epiphany.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:epiphany:x3:1
# text = In Spain, children get presents at the Epiphany.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	presents	present	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Epiphany	Epiphany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | children | presents |  | Spain |  | at the Epiphany | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent present=Theme at epiphany=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had an epiphany: the answer was right in front of me!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:epiphany:x4:1
# text = I had an epiphany: the answer was right in front of me!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	epiphany	epiphany	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | a epiphany |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent epiphany=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | the answer |  |  | front of me |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scientist had an epiphany in the bath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:epiphany:x5:1
# text = The scientist had an epiphany in the bath.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	epiphany	epiphany	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the scientist | a epiphany |  | the bath |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent epiphany=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After reading the letter, the girl had an epiphany about her friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:epiphany:x6:1
# text = After reading the letter, the girl had an epiphany about her friend.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	reading	read	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	epiphany	epiphany	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | gerund | the girl *not said here* | the letter |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | past | the girl | a epiphany |  |  |  | about girl's friend | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent epiphany=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Epiphany is sometimes called Twelfth Night or Three Kings' Day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:epiphany:x7:1
# text = The Epiphany is sometimes called Twelfth Night or Three Kings' Day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Epiphany	Epiphany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	Twelfth	Twelfth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Night	Night	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
9	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	Kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the Epiphany |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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