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title: rex — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rex» in the school dictionary: Rex is Latin for "king". It appears in names like Tyrannosaurus rex, "tyrant lizard king". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rex

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**Who acts:** It, T. rex, Rex, boy, king, Smith · **What happens:** be, appear, eat, name, use, mean · **To what, where:** Rex Latin, names, short name, common name, Rex, court case names

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rex is Latin for "king". It appears in names like Tyrannosaurus rex, "tyrant lizard king".

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Rex is Latin for "king".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:m1:1
# text = Rex is Latin for "king".
1	Rex	Rex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Rex Latin |  |  |  | for king | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It appears in names like Tyrannosaurus rex, "tyrant lizard king".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:m1:2
# text = It appears in names like Tyrannosaurus rex, "tyrant lizard king".
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Tyrannosaurus	Tyrannosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rex	rex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	tyrant	tyrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
11	lizard	lizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | It |  |  | names like Tyrannosaurus rex |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in name=Location |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
T. rex is a short name for Tyrannosaurus rex, a huge meat-eating dinosaur.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:m2:1
# text = T. rex is a short name for Tyrannosaurus rex, a huge meat-eating dinosaur.
1	T.	T.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	rex	rex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Tyrannosaurus	Tyrannosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	rex	rex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
12	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
13	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	_	_
16	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | T. rex | a short name |  |  |  | for Tyrannosaurus rex | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rex is a common name for a dog, and also a boy's name.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:m3:1
# text = Rex is a common name for a dog, and also a boy's name.
1	Rex	Rex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rex | a common name and a boy's name |  |  |  | for a dog | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal, UK law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rex is used in court case names when a king is on the throne.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:m4:1
# text = Rex is used in court case names when a king is on the throne.
1	Rex	Rex	PROPN	NNP	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	_	7	case	_	_
5	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | Rex |  | court case names |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | a king |  |  | the throne |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Rex v Smith" means the Crown (the king's side) against Smith.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:m4e:1
# text = "Rex v Smith" means the Crown (the king's side) against Smith.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Rex	Rex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	v	v	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:desc	_	_
4	Smith	Smith	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Crown	Crown	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	_
15	against	against	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Smith	Smith	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Smith  Rex v | the Crown |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The T. rex had huge teeth and tiny arms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:x1:1
# text = The T. rex had huge teeth and tiny arms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	T.	T.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rex	rex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the T. rex | huge teeth and tiny arms |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tyrannosaurus rex means "tyrant lizard king".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:x2:1
# text = Tyrannosaurus rex means "tyrant lizard king".
1	Tyrannosaurus	Tyrannosaurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	rex	rex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	tyrant	tyrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	lizard	lizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tyrannosaurus rex | tyrant lizard king |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our dog Rex loves chasing balls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:x3:1
# text = Our dog Rex loves chasing balls.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Rex	Rex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	chasing	chase	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Our dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **chase** *not said to happen* | gerund | Our dog *not said here* | balls |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a T. rex skeleton at the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:x4:1
# text = We saw a T. rex skeleton at the museum.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	T.	T.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	rex	rex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	skeleton	skeleton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a rex skeleton |  | the museum |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer skeleton=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Latin, rex means king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:x5:1
# text = In Latin, rex means king.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	rex	rex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | rex | king |  |  |  | in Latin | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot king=Theme in latin=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rex is the new boy in our class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rex:x6:1
# text = Rex is the new boy in our class.
1	Rex	Rex	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rex | the new boy |  | our class |  |  | tree rules |

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