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title: millennial — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «millennial» in the school dictionary: A person born roughly between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, who became an adult around the year 2000; also called Generation Y. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# millennial

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**Who acts:** person, mum, Millennials, internet, millennial celebrations, cousin · **What happens:** bear, become, call, do, be, grow up · **To what, where:** person, adult, millennial celebrations, 1988, jokes, different generations · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«millennial» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [millennial in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/millennial.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person born roughly between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, who became an adult around the year 2000; also called Generation Y.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:m1:1
# text = A person born roughly between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, who became an adult around the year 2000; also called Generation Y.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
3	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	roughly	roughly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	1980s	1980s	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mid-1990s	mid-1990	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	_
17	around	around	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	2000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
22	also	also	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
24	Generation	Generation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	Y	Y	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | participle |  | a person *not said here* |  |  |  | between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s; roughly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **become** | past | a person | a adult |  |  | year |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **call** | participle | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with a millennium (a thousand years) or the year 2000: «millennial celebrations».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:m2:1
# text = To do with a millennium (a thousand years) or the year 2000: «millennial celebrations».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	millennium	millennium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
14	2000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	millennial	millennial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	celebrations	celebration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | millennial celebrations |  |  |  | with a millennium or the year | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with millennials: «millennial habits».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:m3:1
# text = To do with millennials: «millennial habits».
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	millennials	millennial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	millennial	millennial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	habits	habit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	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 millennials | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My mum is a millennial, born in 1988.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:x1:1
# text = My mum is a millennial, born in 1988.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	mum	mum	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	millennial	millennial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	1988	1988	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My mum |  |  |  |  | millennial *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bear** | participle | My mum *not said here* |  |  | 1988 |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Millennials grew up as the internet arrived.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:x2:1
# text = Millennials grew up as the internet arrived.
1	Millennials	millennial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | past | Millennials |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **arrive** | past | the internet |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were millennial celebrations all over the world on 1 January 2000.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:x3:1
# text = There were millennial celebrations all over the world on 1 January 2000.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	millennial	millennial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	celebrations	celebration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	all	all	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	2000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | millennial celebrations over the world |  |  | there | january |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin calls Dad's jokes «so millennial».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:x4:1
# text = My cousin calls Dad's jokes «so millennial».
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	millennial	millennial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | My cousin | Dad's jokes |  |  |  | millennial *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joke=Recipient |
| 2 | **joke** |  | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha are different generations.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:x5:1
# text = Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha are different generations.
1	Millennials	millennial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Gen	gen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Z	z	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	Gen	Gen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Alpha	Alpha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	generations	generation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Millennials and Gen Z and Gen Alpha | different generations |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some millennials remember dial-up internet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:x6:1
# text = Some millennials remember dial-up internet.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	millennials	millennial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dial	dial	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
7	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | some millennials |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **dial up** | infinitive | some millennials *not said here* | internet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town planted a millennial oak tree in 2000.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:x7:1
# text = The town planted a millennial oak tree in 2000.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	planted	plant	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	millennial	millennial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	2000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past | the town | a millennial oak tree |  | 2000 |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tree=Theme in 2000=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The castle has stood for a millennial span – a whole thousand years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:millennial:x8:1
# text = The castle has stood for a millennial span – a whole thousand years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stood	stand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	millennial	millennial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	span	span	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	–	-	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present · perfect · passive |  | the castle |  |  | year | for a millennial span | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus for span=Attribute |

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