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title: titan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «titan» in the school dictionary: The Titans were giant, powerful gods in Greek myths who ruled before Zeus and the Olympian gods defeated them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# titan

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**Who acts:** Titans, Greek myths, Olympian gods, titan, thing, Atlas · **What happens:** be, rule, defeat, fight, hold up, have · **To what, where:** Titans, person, largest moon, Olympian gods, Greek myths, Titan

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: myth — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Titans were giant, powerful gods in Greek myths who ruled before Zeus and the Olympian gods defeated them.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:m1:1
# text = The Titans were giant, powerful gods in Greek myths who ruled before Zeus and the Olympian gods defeated them.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Titans	Titan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Zeus	Zeus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Olympian	olympian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
19	defeated	defeat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the Titans |  |  |  |  | powerful gods in Greek myths *obl*; giant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rule** | past | Greek myths |  |  |  | before Zeus |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **defeat** | past | the Olympian gods | Titans *= titan* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
A titan is a person or thing that is very big, strong or important: «a titan of industry».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:m2:1
# text = A titan is a person or thing that is very big, strong or important: «a titan of industry».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	titan	titan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	titan	titan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	industry	industry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a titan | a person or thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | thing |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Titan is the largest moon of the planet Saturn, the only moon with a thick atmosphere.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:m3:1
# text = Titan is the largest moon of the planet Saturn, the only moon with a thick atmosphere.
1	Titan	Titan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Saturn	Saturn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	only	only	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Titan | the largest moon |  |  |  | of the planet Saturn | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Greek myths, the Titans fought the Olympian gods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:x1:1
# text = In Greek myths, the Titans fought the Olympian gods.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Titans	Titan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Olympian	olympian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the Titans | the Olympian gods |  | Greek myths |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Atlas was a Titan who held up the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:x2:1
# text = Atlas was a Titan who held up the sky.
1	Atlas	Atlas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Titan	Titan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Atlas and a Titan *not said here* | a Titan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold up** | past | Atlas and a Titan | the sky |  |  |  |  | vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sky=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Titan is Saturn's largest moon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:x3:1
# text = Titan is Saturn's largest moon.
1	Titan	Titan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	Saturn	Saturn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	moon	moon	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 a** | present | Titan | Saturn's largest moon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Titan has lakes of liquid methane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:x4:1
# text = Titan has lakes of liquid methane.
1	Titan	Titan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	liquid	liquid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	methane	methane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Titan | lakes of liquid methane |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lake=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was a titan of science.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:x5:1
# text = She was a titan of science.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	titan	titan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | She | a titan |  |  |  | of science | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The final was a clash of the titans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:x6:1
# text = The final was a clash of the titans.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	clash	clash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	titans	titan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the final | a clash |  |  |  | of the titans | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Titanic was named after the Titans because it was so big.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:x7:1
# text = The Titanic was named after the Titans because it was so big.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Titanic	Titanic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Titans	Titan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | past · passive |  | the Titanic |  |  | after the Titans |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | Titanic |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nike, the goddess of victory, was the daughter of the Titan Pallas, and of Styx, the presiding nymph of the river of that name in the lower world.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titan:x8:1
# text = Nike, the goddess of victory, was the daughter of the Titan Pallas, and of Styx, the presiding nymph of the river of that name in the lower world.
1	Nike	Nike	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	goddess	goddess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	victory	victory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Titan	Titan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Pallas	Pallas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Styx	Styx	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	presiding	preside	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	amod	_	_
22	nymph	nymph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	28	det	_	_
28	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	32	amod	_	_
32	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Nike | the daughter |  |  |  | of the Titan Pallas | tree rules |
| 2 | **preside** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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