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title: oct — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «oct» in the school dictionary: Oct. — short for October, the tenth month. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# oct

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**Who acts:** school trip, you, Half term, calendar, Oct, piano piece · **What happens:** be, write, start, show, mean, jump up · **To what, where:** date, end, Sep, eight, oct

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«oct» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [oct in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oct.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Oct. — short for October, the tenth month.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oct:m1:1
# text = Oct. — short for October, the tenth month.
1	Oct.	October	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	October	October	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	tenth	tenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for octave in music, or octal (base 8) in computing and maths.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oct:m2:1
# text = Short for octave in music, or octal (base 8) in computing and maths.
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	octave	octave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	octal	octal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	base	base	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
11	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	computing	computing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school trip is on 14 Oct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oct:x1:1
# text = The school trip is on 14 Oct.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	14	14	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	Oct.	October	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the school trip |  |  |  |  | on 14 Oct. | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write the date as 3 Oct or 3 October.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oct:x2:1
# text = Write the date as 3 Oct or 3 October.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	Oct	October	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	appos	_	_
9	October	October	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | the date |  |  | october |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent date=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Half-term starts at the end of Oct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oct:x3:1
# text = Half-term starts at the end of Oct.
1	Half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Oct.	October	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | Half term |  |  |  | at the end of Oct. |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The calendar showed Sep, Oct, Nov.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oct:x4:1
# text = The calendar showed Sep, Oct, Nov.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	calendar	calendar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Sep	Sep	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Oct	October	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Nov.	November	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the calendar |  | Sep and Oct and Nov. |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sep=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Oct- means eight, as in octagon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oct:x5:1
# text = Oct- means eight, as in octagon.
1	Oct	October	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	octagon	octagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Oct | eight |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eight=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The piano piece jumps up an oct here.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oct:x6:1
# text = The piano piece jumps up an oct here.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	jumps	jump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	oct	oct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump up** | present | the piano piece | a oct |  | here |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme oct=Trajectory |

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