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title: fidelity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fidelity» in the school dictionary: Fidelity is being faithful and loyal to a person, a promise or a belief, especially to a husband or wife. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fidelity

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**Who acts:** Fidelity, couple, their, Christians, God, film · **What happens:** be, follow, promise, wed, believe, show · **To what, where:** something copies, original, fidelity, wedding, people, great fidelity · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«fidelity» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [fidelity in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fidelity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fidelity is being faithful and loyal to a person, a promise or a belief, especially to a husband or wife.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fidelity:m1:1
# text = Fidelity is being faithful and loyal to a person, a promise or a belief, especially to a husband or wife.
1	Fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Fidelity |  |  |  |  | faithful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Fidelity *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a person | tree rules |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fidelity is how exactly something copies or follows the original: high-fidelity sound, fidelity to the book.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fidelity:m2:1
# text = Fidelity is how exactly something copies or follows the original: high-fidelity sound, fidelity to the book.
1	Fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	compound	_	_
6	copies	copy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fidelity | something copies |  |  |  | fidelity sound and fidelity to the book *nmod*; exactly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | present | Fidelity *not said here* | the original |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent original=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The couple promised fidelity to each other at their wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fidelity:x1:1
# text = The couple promised fidelity to each other at their wedding.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	couple	couple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	3	obl	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	fixed	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | the couple | fidelity |  | their wedding |  | to each *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent fidelity=Theme to each=Goal |
| 2 | **wed** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom wedding «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog's fidelity to its master was famous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fidelity:x2:1
# text = The dog's fidelity to its master was famous.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the dog's fidelity to fidelity's master |  |  |  |  | famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Christians believe God shows fidelity to his people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fidelity:x3:1
# text = Christians believe God shows fidelity to his people.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	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 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **show** | present | God | fidelity | God's people |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent fidelity=Topic to people=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film shows great fidelity to the book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fidelity:x4:1
# text = The film shows great fidelity to the book.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the film | great fidelity | the book |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent fidelity=Topic to book=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hi-fi is short for high fidelity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fidelity:x5:1
# text = Hi-fi is short for high fidelity.
1	Hi	hi	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	fi	fi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	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** | present | fi |  |  |  |  | for high fidelity; short *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fidelity to your word matters to a good friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fidelity:x6:1
# text = Fidelity to your word matters to a good friend.
1	Fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | present | Fidelity to your word |  |  |  |  | to a good friend | vn matter-91 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to friend=Experiencer |
| 2 | **word** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At once the old recollections rushed into his mind, and he thought of the tiger to test his fidelity.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fidelity:x7:1
# text = At once the old recollections rushed into his mind, and he thought of the tiger to test his fidelity.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	recollections	recollection	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
6	rushed	rush	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	test	test	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	ccomp	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rush** | participle |  | the old recollections *not said here* |  |  |  | into his mind *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into mind=Result |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | he |  |  |  |  | of the tiger; once *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **test** | to-infinitive |  | tiger's fidelity |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fidelity=Theme |
| 4 | **mind** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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