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title: sapiens — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sapiens» in the school dictionary: «Sapiens» means «wise» or «knowing»; it is the second part of the scientific name of modern humans, Homo sapiens, meaning «wise human». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sapiens

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**Who acts:** Sapiens, it, second part, Humans, Homo sapiens, Neanderthals · **What happens:** mean, know, be, name, use, not be · **To what, where:** wise, second part, modern humans, ordinary English word, Africa, Scientific names · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Latin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Sapiens» means «wise» or «knowing»; it is the second part of the scientific name of modern humans, Homo sapiens, meaning «wise human».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sapiens:m1:1
# text = «Sapiens» means «wise» or «knowing»; it is the second part of the scientific name of modern humans, Homo sapiens, meaning «wise human».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sapiens	Sapiens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	amod	_	_
17	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	Homo	Homo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	acl	_	_
30	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sapiens | wise |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wise=Topic |
| 2 | **know** *in a quote* | gerund | Sapiens *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present | it | the second part |  |  |  | of the scientific name of modern humans and Homo sapiens | tree rules |
| 4 | **mean** | gerund | the second part *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **name** |  |  | modern humans |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Used alone to mean modern humans: «early sapiens». It is not an ordinary English word.

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*Sentence 1:* Used alone to mean modern humans: «early sapiens».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sapiens:m2:1
# text = Used alone to mean modern humans: «early sapiens».
1	Used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | to-infinitive |  | modern humans |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent human=Topic |

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*Sentence 2:* It is not an ordinary English word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sapiens:m2:2
# text = It is not an ordinary English word.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | It | a ordinary English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Humans belong to the species Homo sapiens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sapiens:x1:1
# text = Humans belong to the species Homo sapiens.
1	Humans	human	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	Homo	Homo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | Humans |  |  |  |  | to the species and Homo sapiens | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Sapiens» is Latin for wise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sapiens:x2:1
# text = «Sapiens» is Latin for wise.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sapiens	Sapiens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Latin	Latin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sapiens |  |  |  |  | for wise; latin *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Homo sapiens first lived in Africa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sapiens:x3:1
# text = Homo sapiens first lived in Africa.
1	Homo	homo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	advmod	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Homo sapiens |  |  | Africa |  | first *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in africa=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Neanderthals lived at the same time as early Homo sapiens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sapiens:x4:1
# text = Neanderthals lived at the same time as early Homo sapiens.
1	Neanderthals	neanderthal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	Homo	homo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	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 | **live** | past | Neanderthals |  |  |  | time | as early Homo sapiens | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientific names like Homo sapiens are written in italics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sapiens:x5:1
# text = Scientific names like Homo sapiens are written in italics.
1	Scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Homo	Homo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sapiens	sapien	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	italics	italic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | Scientific names like Homo sapiens |  | italics |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in italic=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum shows a skull of an early sapiens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sapiens:x6:1
# text = The museum shows a skull of an early sapiens.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	skull	skull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sapiens	sapiens	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the museum | a skull of a early sapiens |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent skull=Recipient |

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