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title: platinum — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «platinum» in the school dictionary: A very valuable silvery-white metal that does not rust and is heavier than gold; its chemical symbol is Pt. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# platinum

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**Who acts:** valuable white metal, chemical symbol, platinum record, album, Platinum, hair · **What happens:** not rust, be, make, sell, go, tarnish · **To what, where:** Pt, platinum ring, prize, great number, wedding ring, platinum

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«platinum» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [platinum in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/platinum.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very valuable silvery-white metal that does not rust and is heavier than gold; its chemical symbol is Pt.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:platinum:m1:1
# text = A very valuable silvery-white metal that does not rust and is heavier than gold; its chemical symbol is Pt.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
4	silvery	silvery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	rust	rust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	conj	_	_
15	than	than	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	Pt	Pt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **rust** | present · do-support | a valuable white metal |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | a valuable white metal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | than gold; heavy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** | present | gold's chemical symbol | Pt |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made of platinum: «a platinum ring».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:platinum:m2:1
# text = Made of platinum: «a platinum ring».
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a platinum ring |  |  |  | of platinum | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very pale silver-blonde in colour: «platinum blonde».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:platinum:m3:1
# text = Very pale silver-blonde in colour: «platinum blonde».
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
3	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	blonde	blonde	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	blonde	blonde	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A «platinum record» is a prize for an album or song that sells a very great number of copies.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:platinum:m4:1
# text = A «platinum record» is a prize for an album or song that sells a very great number of copies.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	album	album	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	very	very	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	copies	copy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a platinum record | a prize |  |  |  | for a album or song | tree rules |
| 2 | **sell** | present | a album or song | a great number of copies |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Platinum is rarer than gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:platinum:x1:1
# text = Platinum is rarer than gold.
1	Platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	rarer	rare	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Platinum |  |  |  |  | than gold; rare *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum's wedding ring is made of platinum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:platinum:x2:1
# text = Mum's wedding ring is made of platinum.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Mum's wedding ring |  |  |  | of platinum | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The singer's album went platinum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:platinum:x3:1
# text = The singer's album went platinum.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	album	album	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the singer's album | platinum |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location platinum=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Platinum does not rust or tarnish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:platinum:x4:1
# text = Platinum does not rust or tarnish.
1	Platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	rust	rust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tarnish	tarnish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **rust** | present · do-support | Platinum |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **tarnish** | infinitive | Platinum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her hair was dyed platinum blonde.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:platinum:x5:1
# text = Her hair was dyed platinum blonde.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	dyed	dyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	blonde	blonde	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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** | past | Her hair | dyed platinum blonde |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Platinum is used in parts that clean car exhaust fumes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:platinum:x6:1
# text = Platinum is used in parts that clean car exhaust fumes.
1	Platinum	platinum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	clean	clean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	exhaust	exhaust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	fumes	fume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Platinum |  | parts |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **clean** | present | parts | exhaust fumes |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent fume=Patient |

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