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title: reunification — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reunification» in the school dictionary: Reunification is joining together again something that had been split, especially a country that was divided into two. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reunification

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**Who acts:** Reunification, It, German reunification, Berlin Wall, people, Family reunification · **What happens:** join, split, divide, mean, bring back, separate · **To what, where:** something, country, two, family, 1990, coming reunification

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«reunification» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [reunification in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reunification.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reunification is joining together again something that had been split, especially a country that was divided into two.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reunification:m1:1
# text = Reunification is joining together again something that had been split, especially a country that was divided into two.
1	Reunification	reunification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	joining	join	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	split	split	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl:relcl	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | present · progressive | Reunification | something |  |  | again | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **split** | past · perfect · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **divide** | past · passive |  | a country |  | two |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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 -->
It can also mean bringing a family back together after being separated.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reunification:m2:1
# text = It can also mean bringing a family back together after being separated.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
10	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	separated	separate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bring back** *not said to happen* | gerund |  | a family |  |  |  | together *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent family=Theme |
| 3 | **separate** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
German reunification happened in 1990.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reunification:x1:1
# text = German reunification happened in 1990.
1	German	German	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	reunification	reunification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	1990	1990	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	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 | **happen** | past | German reunification |  |  | 1990 |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in 1990=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the Berlin Wall fell, people celebrated the coming reunification.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reunification:x2:1
# text = After the Berlin Wall fell, people celebrated the coming reunification.
1	After	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Berlin	Berlin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Wall	Wall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	celebrated	celebrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	amod	_	_
11	reunification	reunification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | the Berlin Wall |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **celebrate** | past | people | the coming reunification |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reunification=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people in Korea hope for reunification of North and South.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reunification:x3:1
# text = Some people in Korea hope for reunification of North and South.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Korea	Korea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	reunification	reunification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | present | some people in Korea |  |  |  |  | for reunification of North and South | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for reunification=Theme |
| 2 | **reunify** |  |  | North and South |  |  |  |  | nom reunification «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Family reunification brought the refugee children back to their parents.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reunification:x4:1
# text = Family reunification brought the refugee children back to their parents.
1	Family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	reunification	reunification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	refugee	refugee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | Family reunification |  | the refugee children |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument child=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Irish debate about reunification has strong views on both sides.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reunification:x5:1
# text = The Irish debate about reunification has strong views on both sides.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	debate	debate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	reunification	reunification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	views	view	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Irish debate about reunification | strong views |  | both sides |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent view=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The reunification of the two school sites took a year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reunification:x6:1
# text = The reunification of the two school sites took a year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	reunification	reunification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sites	site	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
8	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the reunification of the two school sites |  |  |  | year |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reunify** |  |  | the two school sites |  |  |  |  | nom reunification «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film showed the joy of the family's reunification.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reunification:x7:1
# text = The film showed the joy of the family's reunification.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	joy	joy	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	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	reunification	reunification	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 | **show** | past | the film | the joy of the family's reunification |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joy=Recipient |
| 2 | **joy** |  |  | the family's reunification |  |  |  |  | nom joy «feeling transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **reunify** |  | the family |  |  |  |  |  | nom reunification «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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