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title: hellenic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hellenic» in the school dictionary: To do with Greece and the Greek people, language and culture, especially ancient Greece. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hellenic

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**Who acts:** Alexander, official name, Greece, Olympics, museum, Greeks · **What happens:** do, call, be, name, begin, have · **To what, where:** times, Hellenic Republic, hall, Greeks · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hellenic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [hellenic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hellenic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with Greece and the Greek people, language and culture, especially ancient Greece.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hellenic:m1:1
# text = To do with Greece and the Greek people, language and culture, especially ancient Greece.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with Greece and the Greek people | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with classical Greek civilisation before Alexander the Great (later times are called Hellenistic).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hellenic:m2:1
# text = To do with classical Greek civilisation before Alexander the Great (later times are called Hellenistic).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	classical	classical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	civilisation	civilisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Alexander	Alexander	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Great	Great	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	8	appos	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	_
13	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
16	Hellenistic	Hellenistic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | before Alexander | with classical Greek civilisation | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive | Alexander *not said here* | times |  |  |  | late *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Greece's official name is the Hellenic Republic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hellenic:x1:1
# text = Greece's official name is the Hellenic Republic.
1	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Hellenic	Hellenic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Republic	Republic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Greece's official name | the Hellenic Republic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  | Greece |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Olympics began as a Hellenic festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hellenic:x2:1
# text = The Olympics began as a Hellenic festival.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Olympics	Olympic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Hellenic	Hellenic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the Olympics |  |  |  |  | as a Hellenic festival | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum has a hall of Hellenic statues.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hellenic:x3:1
# text = The museum has a hall of Hellenic statues.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Hellenic	Hellenic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	statues	statue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a hall of Hellenic statues |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hall=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Greeks call themselves Hellenes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hellenic:x4:1
# text = Greeks call themselves Hellenes.
1	Greeks	Greek	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	Hellenes	Hellenes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | Greeks | Greeks *= greek* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent themselves=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hellenic myths tell of Zeus and the gods of Olympus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hellenic:x5:1
# text = Hellenic myths tell of Zeus and the gods of Olympus.
1	Hellenic	Hellenic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tell	tell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Olympus	Olympus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | Hellenic myths |  |  |  |  | of Zeus and the gods of Olympus | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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