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title: libation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «libation» in the school dictionary: A libation is a drink poured out on the ground or on an altar as a gift to a god, in old religious rites. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# libation

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**Who acts:** libation, priest, old people · **What happens:** be, pour out, pour, offer · **To what, where:** drink, ground, libation, altar, gods, milk

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A libation is a drink poured out on the ground or on an altar as a gift to a god, in old religious rites.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:libation:m1:1
# text = A libation is a drink poured out on the ground or on an altar as a gift to a god, in old religious rites.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	libation	libation	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	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	poured	pour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	altar	altar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
24	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	rites	rite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	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 libation | a drink |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pour out** | participle |  | a drink *not said here* |  | the ground or a altar |  | as a gift to a god and old religious rites | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

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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: humorous — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A libation is a drink, especially a fancy one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:libation:m2:1
# text = A libation is a drink, especially a fancy one.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	libation	libation	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	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 libation | a drink and a fancy one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The priest poured a libation of honey on the altar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:libation:x1:1
# text = The priest poured a libation of honey on the altar.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	libation	libation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	altar	altar	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 | **pour** | past | the priest | a libation of honey |  | the altar |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent libation=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before the feast, a libation was offered to the gods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:libation:x2:1
# text = Before the feast, a libation was offered to the gods.
1	Before	before	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	libation	libation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past · passive |  | a libation | the gods |  | before the feast |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme to god=Goal |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old people poured milk on the ground as a libation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:libation:x3:1
# text = The old people poured milk on the ground as a libation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	libation	libation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | past | the old people | milk |  | the ground |  | as a libation | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |

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