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title: surgically — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «surgically» in the school dictionary: Surgically means by an operation done by a surgeon: «The tumour was surgically removed». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# surgically

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**Who acts:** doctor, vet, pass, splinter · **What happens:** mean, do, remove, break, repair, be · **To what, where:** operation, tumour, appendix, broken knee, sock, stomach · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Surgically means by an operation done by a surgeon: «The tumour was surgically removed».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surgically:m1:1
# text = Surgically means by an operation done by a surgeon: «The tumour was surgically removed».
1	Surgically	surgically	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	operation	operation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	tumour	tumour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
15	surgically	surgically	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | by a operation; surgically *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  | a operation *not said here* |  |  |  | by a surgeon | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **remove** *in a quote* | past · passive |  | the tumour |  |  |  | surgically *property* | vn fire-10.10 «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 -->
Surgically can mean very precisely and carefully, like a surgeon: «surgically precise».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surgically:m2:1
# text = Surgically can mean very precisely and carefully, like a surgeon: «surgically precise».
1	Surgically	surgically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	precisely	precisely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	surgically	surgically	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | precisely, surgically *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The doctor surgically removed her appendix.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surgically:x1:1
# text = The doctor surgically removed her appendix.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	surgically	surgically	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	removed	remove	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	appendix	appendix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | past | the doctor | doctor's appendix |  |  |  | surgically *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appendix=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His broken knee was surgically repaired.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surgically:x2:1
# text = His broken knee was surgically repaired.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	surgically	surgically	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	repaired	repair	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **repair** | past · passive |  | His broken knee |  |  |  | surgically *property* | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The vet surgically removed a sock from the dog's stomach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surgically:x3:1
# text = The vet surgically removed a sock from the dog's stomach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vet	vet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	surgically	surgically	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	removed	remove	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sock	sock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remove** | past | the vet | a sock |  | the dog's stomach |  | surgically *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sock=Theme from stomach=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The pass was surgically accurate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surgically:x4:1
# text = The pass was surgically accurate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pass	pass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	surgically	surgically	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the pass |  |  |  |  | accurate, surgically *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some problems can be treated with medicine instead of surgically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surgically:x5:1
# text = Some problems can be treated with medicine instead of surgically.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	surgically	surgically	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | can · passive |  | some problems |  |  |  | with medicine | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with medicine=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The splinter was too deep, so it was removed surgically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surgically:x6:1
# text = The splinter was too deep, so it was removed surgically.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	splinter	splinter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	removed	remove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
11	surgically	surgically	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the splinter |  |  |  |  | deep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **remove** | past · passive |  | splinter |  |  |  | surgically *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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