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title: territory — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «territory» in the school dictionary: A territory is an area of land that belongs to or is ruled by a country or a ruler. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# territory

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** territory, area, country, robin, Darwin, Canada · **What happens:** be, belong to, rule, live in, defend, mean · **To what, where:** area, part, countries, territory, Northern Territory, three territories

<!-- .vabout -->
«territory» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [territory in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/territory.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A territory is an area of land that belongs to or is ruled by a country or a ruler.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:m1:1
# text = A territory is an area of land that belongs to or is ruled by a country or a ruler.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	ruled	rule	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a territory | a area |  |  |  | of land | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong to** | present | a area |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **rule** | present · passive | a country or a ruler |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In some countries (Australia, Canada) a territory is a part of the country with its own government, but not a full state or province, like the Northern Territory or Yukon.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:m2:1
# text = In some countries (Australia, Canada) a territory is a part of the country with its own government, but not a full state or province, like the Northern Territory or Yukon.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
23	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	26	advmod	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	province	province	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
30	like	like	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
32	Northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	Territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	_
34	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
35	Yukon	Yukon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a territory | a part but a full state or province |  | some countries |  | of the country with territory's own government | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An animal's territory is the area it lives in and defends from others.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:m3:1
# text = An animal's territory is the area it lives in and defends from others.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	defends	defend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a animal's territory | the area |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live in** | present | territory | the area *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme area=Location |
| 3 | **defend** | present | territory *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from others | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent from other=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Territory can mean an area of knowledge or experience: «new territory».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:m4:1
# text = Territory can mean an area of knowledge or experience: «new territory».
1	Territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	experience	experience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Territory | a area of knowledge or experience |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The robin sings to defend its territory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:x1:1
# text = The robin sings to defend its territory.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robin	robin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sings	sing	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	defend	defend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | the robin |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **defend** | to-infinitive | the robin *not said here* | robin's territory |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent territory=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Darwin is in the Northern Territory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:x2:1
# text = Darwin is in the Northern Territory.
1	Darwin	Darwin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Darwin |  |  | the Northern Territory |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Canada has three territories and ten provinces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:x3:1
# text = Canada has three territories and ten provinces.
1	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	territories	territory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	provinces	province	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Canada | three territories and ten provinces |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent territory=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lions mark their territory with scent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:x4:1
# text = Lions mark their territory with scent.
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mark	mark	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	scent	scent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | present | Lions | Lions's territory |  |  |  | with scent | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent territory=Destination with scent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The explorers entered unknown territory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:x5:1
# text = The explorers entered unknown territory.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explorers	explorer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | past | the explorers | unknown territory |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme territory=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs bark when strangers come into their territory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:x6:1
# text = Dogs bark when strangers come into their territory.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bark	bark	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | present | Dogs |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | present | strangers |  |  | strangers's territory |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into territory=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The country claimed the island as its territory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:x7:1
# text = The country claimed the island as its territory.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | the country | the island |  |  |  | as country's territory | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent island=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When, therefore, they sighted the Argo from afar they armed themselves and rushed to the shore, determined to repel any invasion of their territory.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territory:x8:1
# text = When, therefore, they sighted the Argo from afar they armed themselves and rushed to the shore, determined to repel any invasion of their territory.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sighted	sight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Argo	Argo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	afar	afar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	armed	arm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	rushed	rush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	repel	repel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	24	det	_	_
24	invasion	invasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sight** | past | they | the Argo |  | afar |  | therefore *property* | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer argo=Stimulus |
| 2 | **arm** | past | they | themselves *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent themselves=Recipient |
| 3 | **rush** | past | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the shore *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to shore=Result |
| 4 | **repel** | to-infinitive | they *not said here* | any invasion of their territory |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus invasion=Experiencer |
| 5 | **invade** |  |  | their territory |  |  |  |  | nom invasion «act transitive»: of=patient |

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