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title: sep — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sep» in the school dictionary: Sep or Sep. is a short form of September, the ninth month. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sep

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**Who acts:** Sep, school year, people, jam, you · **What happens:** be, start, write, show · **To what, where:** short form, fragment, calendar, Sep, full word · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sep» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [sep in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sep.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Sep or Sep. is a short form of September, the ninth month.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sep:m1:1
# text = Sep or Sep. is a short form of September, the ninth month.
1	Sep	sep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Sep	Sep	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	September	September	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	ninth	ninth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sep or Sep | a short form |  |  | september |  | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sep. can be a short form of «separate» in notes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sep:m2:1
# text = Sep. can be a short form of «separate» in notes.
1	Sep	sep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	separate	separate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	notes	note	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | Sep | a short form |  |  |  | of separate | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a lower-case «sep», it is usually a fragment of a longer word, not a word on its own.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sep:m3:1
# text = As a lower-case «sep», it is usually a fragment of a longer word, not a word on its own.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	sep	sep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fragment	fragment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	18	amod	_	_
18	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	_
23	on	on	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | sep | a fragment |  |  |  | as a lower case; of a longer word; usually *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the calendar, Sep is short for September.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sep:x1:1
# text = On the calendar, Sep is short for September.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	calendar	calendar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Sep	Sep	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	September	September	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 | **is** | present | Sep |  |  | the calendar | september | short *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school year in England starts in Sep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sep:x2:1
# text = The school year in England starts in Sep.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Sep	Sep	PROPN	NNP	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 | **start** | present | the school year in England |  |  | Sep |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people write Sept instead of Sep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sep:x3:1
# text = Some people write Sept instead of Sep.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Sept	September	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	Sep	Sep	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | some people |  |  |  | september | instead Sep | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jan, Feb, Mar … Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

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*Sentence 1:* Jan, Feb, Mar …

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sep:x4:1
# text = Jan, Feb, Mar …
1	Jan	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Feb	February	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Mar	March	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	…	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sep:x4:2
# text = Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
1	Aug	Aug	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	Sep	Sep	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Oct	October	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Nov	November	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Dec.	December	PROPN	NNP	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Sep» on the label shows the month the jam is best before.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sep:x5:1
# text = «Sep» on the label shows the month the jam is best before.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sep	sep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	jam	jam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	ccomp	_	_
14	before	before	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Sep on the label |  |  |  | month |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the jam |  |  |  |  | before, good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write the full word, September, in your story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sep:x6:1
# text = Write the full word, September, in your story.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	September	September	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 full word |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |

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