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title: supremacy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «supremacy» in the school dictionary: Supremacy is being the most powerful, the strongest or the best, with power over all others. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# supremacy

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**Who acts:** Supremacy, one group, others, two teams, Britain, battle · **What happens:** be, describe, have, fight, decide, want · **To what, where:** idea, power, supremacy, sea, region, whole country

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Supremacy is being the most powerful, the strongest or the best, with power over all others.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supremacy:m1:1
# text = Supremacy is being the most powerful, the strongest or the best, with power over all others.
1	Supremacy	supremacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	parataxis	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
16	over	over	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
18	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Supremacy |  |  |  |  | powerful *property* | 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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Supremacy can describe the idea that one group should have power over others, which is unfair and harmful, as in «white supremacy».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supremacy:m2:1
# text = Supremacy can describe the idea that one group should have power over others, which is unfair and harmful, as in «white supremacy».
1	Supremacy	supremacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
11	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	over	over	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	supremacy	supremacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | can | Supremacy | the idea |  |  |  | as white supremacy | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent idea=Theme as supremacy=Attribute |
| 2 | **have** | should | one group | power |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | others |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | others *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The two teams fought for supremacy in the league.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supremacy:x1:1
# text = The two teams fought for supremacy in the league.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	supremacy	supremacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the two teams |  |  |  |  | for supremacy; in the league | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Britain once had supremacy at sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supremacy:x2:1
# text = Britain once had supremacy at sea.
1	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	supremacy	supremacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Britain | supremacy |  | sea |  | once *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supremacy=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The battle decided supremacy over the region.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supremacy:x3:1
# text = The battle decided supremacy over the region.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	supremacy	supremacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	region	region	NOUN	NN	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 | **decide** | past | the battle | supremacy |  | the region |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent supremacy=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ideas of racial supremacy are wrong and dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supremacy:x4:1
# text = Ideas of racial supremacy are wrong and dangerous.
1	Ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	racial	racial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	supremacy	supremacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ideas of racial supremacy |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Ideas of racial supremacy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The king wanted supremacy over the whole country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supremacy:x5:1
# text = The king wanted supremacy over the whole country.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	supremacy	supremacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the king | supremacy |  | the whole country |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot supremacy=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The cats fought for supremacy of the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supremacy:x6:1
# text = The cats fought for supremacy of the garden.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	supremacy	supremacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the cats |  |  |  |  | for supremacy of the garden | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This genie, whose name was Danhasch, recognised Maimoune with terror, for he knew the supremacy which her goodness gave her over him.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:supremacy:x7:1
# text = This genie, whose name was Danhasch, recognised Maimoune with terror, for he knew the supremacy which her goodness gave her over him.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	Danhasch	Danhasch	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Maimoune	Maimoune	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	supremacy	supremacy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	obj	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	goodness	goodness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
23	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	iobj	_	_
24	over	over	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Danhasch's name | Danhasch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **recognise** | past | this genie | Maimoune |  |  |  | with terror | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer maimoune=Stimulus |
| 3 | **know** | past | genie | the supremacy |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer supremacy=Stimulus |
| 4 | **give** | past | Maimoune's goodness | the supremacy | Maimoune |  |  | over genie | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient which=Theme |
| 5 | **name** |  | Danhasch |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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