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title: homeric — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «homeric» in the school dictionary: Homeric means of or like Homer, the ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# homeric

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**Who acts:** Homeric, ancient Greek poet, Highland version, people, class, storm · **What happens:** mean, write, be, believe, read, last · **To what, where:** Iliad, grand, Homeric age, Homeric tale

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«homeric» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [homeric in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homeric.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Homeric means of or like Homer, the ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeric:m1:1
# text = Homeric means of or like Homer, the ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.
1	Homeric	Homeric	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Homer	Homer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Iliad	Iliad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Odyssey	Odyssey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Homeric |  |  |  |  | of Homer | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **write** | past | the ancient Greek poet | the Iliad and the Odyssey |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iliad=Theme |

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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 -->
Homeric means grand, heroic or huge, like the great battles and long journeys in those old poems.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeric:m2:1
# text = Homeric means grand, heroic or huge, like the great battles and long journeys in those old poems.
1	Homeric	Homeric	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	heroic	heroic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	battles	battle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	journeys	journey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	19	det	_	_
18	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	poems	poem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Homeric | grand |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grand=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The Highland version of the tale is as fine as the Homeric one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeric:x1:1
# text = The Highland version of the tale is as fine as the Homeric one.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Highland	Highland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	as	as	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Homeric	homeric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Highland version of the tale |  |  |  |  | as the Homeric one; fine *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In the Homeric age, people believed in a sad life after death.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeric:x2:1
# text = In the Homeric age, people believed in a sad life after death.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Homeric	Homeric	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | people |  |  |  | in the Homeric age; after death | in a sad life | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our class read a Homeric tale about a brave hero.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeric:x3:1
# text = Our class read a Homeric tale about a brave hero.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Homeric	Homeric	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **read** | past | Our class | a Homeric tale |  |  |  | about a brave hero | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tale=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm lasted a Homeric three days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeric:x4:1
# text = The storm lasted a Homeric three days.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Homeric	Homeric	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | the storm |  |  |  | day |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |

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