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title: liberation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «liberation» in the school dictionary: Liberation is setting people or a place free from someone who controlled or imprisoned them, such as an enemy army. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# liberation

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**Who acts:** Liberation, feeling, people, Soldiers, Women, Leaving · **What happens:** set, control, imprison, gain, be, cheer · **To what, where:** people, equal rights, worries, liberation, town, prisoners · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«liberation» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [liberation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/liberation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Liberation is setting people or a place free from someone who controlled or imprisoned them, such as an enemy army.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liberation:m1:1
# text = Liberation is setting people or a place free from someone who controlled or imprisoned them, such as an enemy army.
1	Liberation	liberation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	setting	set	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	controlled	control	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	21	case	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	fixed	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	enemy	enemy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | present · progressive | Liberation | people or a place |  |  |  | free *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient people=Result |
| 2 | **control** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **imprison** | past |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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 -->
Liberation is gaining equal rights and freedom for a group of people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liberation:m2:1
# text = Liberation is gaining equal rights and freedom for a group of people.
1	Liberation	liberation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	gaining	gain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gain** | present · progressive | Liberation | equal rights and freedom |  |  |  | for a group of people | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent right=Theme for group=Source |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A feeling of being free from worries or rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liberation:m3:1
# text = A feeling of being free from worries or rules.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | a feeling |  |  | worries or rules |  | free *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The people cheered at the liberation of their town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liberation:x1:1
# text = The people cheered at the liberation of their town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	liberation	liberation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheer** | past | the people |  |  | the liberation of people's town |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **liberate** |  |  | people's town |  |  |  |  | nom liberation «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soldiers helped in the liberation of the prisoners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liberation:x2:1
# text = Soldiers helped in the liberation of the prisoners.
1	Soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	liberation	liberation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prisoners	prisoner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Soldiers |  |  | the liberation of the prisoners |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **liberate** |  |  | the prisoners |  |  |  |  | nom liberation «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Women's liberation fought for equal rights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liberation:x3:1
# text = Women's liberation fought for equal rights.
1	Women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	liberation	liberation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | Women's liberation |  |  |  |  | for equal rights | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **liberate** |  | Women |  |  |  |  |  | nom liberation «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaving the plaster cast felt like liberation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liberation:x4:1
# text = Leaving the plaster cast felt like liberation.
1	Leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj:pass	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	plaster	plaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	cast	cast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	felt	feel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	liberation	liberation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund |  | the plaster |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plaster=Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | past · passive | Leaving |  |  |  |  | like liberation | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: like liberation=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film tells the story of the city's liberation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liberation:x5:1
# text = The film tells the story of the city's liberation.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	liberation	liberation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | the film | the story of the city's liberation |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |
| 2 | **liberate** |  | the city |  |  |  |  |  | nom liberation «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe Jesus brings liberation from sin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liberation:x6:1
# text = Christians believe Jesus brings liberation from sin.
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	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	liberation	liberation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	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 | **bring** | present | Jesus | liberation |  | sin |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent liberation=Theme from sin=Initial\_Location |

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