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title: oceanic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «oceanic» in the school dictionary: To do with the ocean or living in the ocean. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# oceanic

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**Who acts:** ocean, Whales, oceanic crust, Hawaii, Mariana Trench, New Zealand · **What happens:** do, live, be, make, have, carry · **To what, where:** ocean, oceanic animals, group, oceanic islands, deepest oceanic trench, oceanic climate

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with the ocean or living in the ocean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oceanic:m1:1
# text = To do with the ocean or living in the ocean.
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 the ocean | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **live** | gerund | the ocean *not said here* |  |  | the ocean |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ocean=Location |

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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 -->
Like an ocean: very big and wide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oceanic:m2:1
# text = Like an ocean: very big and wide.
1	Like	like	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: geography — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with Oceania, the region of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oceanic:m3:1
# text = To do with Oceania, the region of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands.
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	Oceania	Oceania	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
12	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 Oceania and the Pacific islands | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whales and albatrosses are oceanic animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oceanic:x1:1
# text = Whales and albatrosses are oceanic animals.
1	Whales	whale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	albatrosses	albatrosse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	oceanic	oceanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | Whales and albatrosses | oceanic animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oceanic:x2:1
# text = The oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	oceanic	oceanic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	crust	crust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	thinner	thin	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	continental	continental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	crust	crust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	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** | present | the oceanic crust |  |  |  |  | than the continental crust; thin *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Hawaii is a group of oceanic islands made by volcanoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oceanic:x3:1
# text = Hawaii is a group of oceanic islands made by volcanoes.
1	Hawaii	Hawaii	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	oceanic	oceanic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Hawaii | a group |  |  |  | of oceanic islands | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | oceanic islands *not said here* |  |  |  | by volcanoes | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oceanic:x4:1
# text = The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mariana	Mariana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Trench	Trench	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	deepest	deep	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
7	oceanic	oceanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	trench	trench	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Mariana Trench | the deepest oceanic trench |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
New Zealand has an oceanic climate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oceanic:x5:1
# text = New Zealand has an oceanic climate.
1	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
2	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	oceanic	oceanic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	climate	climate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | New Zealand | a oceanic climate |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent climate=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oceanic winds carried the boat far from land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oceanic:x6:1
# text = Oceanic winds carried the boat far from land.
1	Oceanic	oceanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | Oceanic winds | the boat |  | land |  | far *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent boat=Theme from land=Initial\_Location |

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