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title: eructation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eructation» in the school dictionary: Eructation is the scientific word for burping: letting air or gas from the stomach come up and out through the mouth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eructation

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**Who acts:** Eructation, scientific word, Fizzy drinks, Cows, doctor, Dad · **What happens:** be, burp, let, come up, cause, release · **To what, where:** scientific word, air, stomach, mouth, medical word, eructation · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, medical — kept apart, not parsed.

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Eructation is the scientific word for burping: letting air or gas from the stomach come up and out through the mouth.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eructation:m1:1
# text = Eructation is the scientific word for burping: letting air or gas from the stomach come up and out through the mouth.
1	Eructation	eructation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	burping	burp	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	letting	let	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	nsubj	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
17	up	up	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	out	out	ADV	RB	_	17	conj	_	_
20	through	through	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Eructation | the scientific word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **burp** | gerund | the scientific word *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **let** | gerund |  | air or gas |  | the stomach |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |
| 4 | **come up** | present |  |  |  | the mouth |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through mouth=Initial\_Location |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eructation is the medical word for a burp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eructation:x1:1
# text = Eructation is the medical word for a burp.
1	Eructation	eructation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	burp	burp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Eructation | the medical word |  |  |  | for a burp | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Fizzy drinks can cause eructation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eructation:x2:1
# text = Fizzy drinks can cause eructation.
1	Fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	eructation	eructation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | Fizzy drinks | eructation |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition eructation=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cows release a lot of gas by eructation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eructation:x3:1
# text = Cows release a lot of gas by eructation.
1	Cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	release	release	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	eructation	eructation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **release** | present | Cows | a lot of gas |  |  |  | by eructation | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer lot=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The doctor asked if he had any eructation after eating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eructation:x4:1
# text = The doctor asked if he had any eructation after eating.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	eructation	eructation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | doctor | any eructation |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eructation=Patient |
| 3 | **eat** | gerund | doctor *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Pardon my eructation,» said Dad, making everyone laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eructation:x5:1
# text = «Pardon my eructation,» said Dad, making everyone laugh.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Pardon	pardon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	eructation	eructation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	obj	_	_
12	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pardon** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | my eructation |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eructation=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | Dad *not said here* | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **laugh** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **eruct** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom eructation «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babies need help with eructation after feeding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eructation:x6:1
# text = Babies need help with eructation after feeding.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	eructation	eructation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	feeding	feed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | Babies | help |  |  |  | with eructation | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme |
| 2 | **feed** | gerund | Babies *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

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