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title: titanic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «titanic» in the school dictionary: Extremely big, strong or important; huge. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# titanic

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**Who acts:** giant British passenger ship, Titanic, giant gods, People, enough lifeboats, final · **What happens:** hit, sink, die, voyage, do, race · **To what, where:** iceberg, North Atlantic, Titans, Greek myths, 1912, titanic battle · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Extremely big, strong or important; huge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titanic:m1:1
# text = Extremely big, strong or important; huge.
1	Extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the Titanic: a giant British passenger ship that hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic on its first voyage in 1912; more than 1,500 people died.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titanic:m2:1
# text = the Titanic: a giant British passenger ship that hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic on its first voyage in 1912; more than 1,500 people died.
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Titanic	Titanic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	passenger	passenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	iceberg	iceberg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
21	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	22	amod	_	_
22	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	1912	1912	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	30	punct	_	_
26	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	28	advmod	_	_
27	than	than	ADP	IN	_	26	fixed	_	_
28	1,500	1,500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	29	nummod	_	_
29	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nsubj	_	_
30	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	30	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | a giant British passenger ship | a iceberg |  |  |  | in 1912; on Titanic's first voyage | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent iceberg=Instrument on voyage=Patient |
| 2 | **sink** | past | a giant British passenger ship *not said here* |  |  | the North Atlantic |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **die** | past | the Titanic |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **voyage** |  | Titanic |  |  |  |  |  | nom voyage «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Greek myths, to do with the Titans, a race of giant gods.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titanic:m3:1
# text = In Greek myths, to do with the Titans, a race of giant gods.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Titans	Titan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | the Titans |  | Greek myths |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent titan=Eventuality |
| 2 | **race** |  | giant gods |  |  |  |  |  | nom race «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titanic:x1:1
# text = The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Titanic	Titanic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	hitting	hit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	iceberg	iceberg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	1912	1912	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sink** | past | the Titanic |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **hit** | gerund | the Titanic *not said here* | a iceberg |  | 1912 |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent iceberg=Theme in 1912=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People said the Titanic was unsinkable, but they were wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titanic:x2:1
# text = People said the Titanic was unsinkable, but they were wrong.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Titanic	Titanic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	unsinkable	unsinkable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the Titanic |  |  |  |  | unsinkable *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | People |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were not enough lifeboats on the Titanic for everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titanic:x3:1
# text = There were not enough lifeboats on the Titanic for everyone.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
4	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lifeboats	lifeboat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Titanic	Titanic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **be** | past | enough lifeboats on the Titanic for everyone |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The final was a titanic battle between the two best teams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titanic:x4:1
# text = The final was a titanic battle between the two best teams.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	titanic	titanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the final | a titanic battle |  |  |  | between the two best teams | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It took a titanic effort to clear the snow from the whole street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titanic:x5:1
# text = It took a titanic effort to clear the snow from the whole street.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	titanic	titanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	clear	clear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | It | a titanic effort |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effort=Theme |
| 2 | **clear** | to-infinitive |  | the snow |  | the whole street |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent snow=Theme from street=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the myth, the gods fought a titanic war against the Titans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titanic:x6:1
# text = In the myth, the gods fought a titanic war against the Titans.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	titanic	titanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	against	against	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Titans	Titan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother's tantrum was titanic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:titanic:x7:1
# text = My little brother's tantrum was titanic.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	tantrum	tantrum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	titanic	titanic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | My little brother's tantrum |  |  |  |  | titanic *property* | tree rules |

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