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title: lac — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lac» in the school dictionary: A lac is a sum of one hundred thousand (100,000), used for large amounts of money in India. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lac

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**Who acts:** lac, He · **What happens:** be, use, amount, make, offer, pay · **To what, where:** sum, money, sticky red resin, varnish, lac, her

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«lac» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [lac in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lac.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lac is a sum of one hundred thousand (100,000), used for large amounts of money in India.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lac:m1:1
# text = A lac is a sum of one hundred thousand (100,000), used for large amounts of money in India.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lac	lac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	_
9	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	100,000	100000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a lac | a sum |  |  |  | of hundred thousand | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a sum *not said here* |  |  |  | for large amounts of money in India | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **amount** |  |  | money in India |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
A lac is a sticky red resin made by insects and used to make varnish.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lac:m2:1
# text = A lac is a sticky red resin made by insects and used to make varnish.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lac	lac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	resin	resin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
15	varnish	varnish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a lac | a sticky red resin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a sticky red resin *not said here* |  |  |  | by insects | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | varnish |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset varnish=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He offered her a lac of rupees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lac:x1:1
# text = He offered her a lac of rupees.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lac	lac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	rupees	rupee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past | He | a lac of rupees | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent she=Goal lac=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lac is a hundred thousand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lac:x2:1
# text = A lac is a hundred thousand.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lac	lac	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	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	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 lac | a hundred thousand |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wise man was paid a lac of rupees for his advice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lac:x3:1
# text = The wise man was paid a lac of rupees for his advice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lac	lac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rupees	rupee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past · passive |  | the wise man |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient lac=Asset |

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