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title: tradition — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tradition» in the school dictionary: A custom, belief or way of doing things that has been passed down from older people to younger people for a long time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tradition

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** way, thing, It, Carving, culture, youngest child · **What happens:** do, pass down, be, have, carve, open · **To what, where:** things, younger people, general way, tradition, family, pancakes

<!-- .vabout -->
«tradition» 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: [tradition in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tradition.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A custom, belief or way of doing things that has been passed down from older people to younger people for a long time.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:m1:1
# text = A custom, belief or way of doing things that has been passed down from older people to younger people for a long time.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	custom	custom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	down	down	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	amod	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	20	amod	_	_
20	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | gerund | way *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **pass down** | present · perfect · passive |  | things | younger people |  | time | from older people | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: that=Theme from people=Initial\_Location to people=Destination |

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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 -->
A thing a family or group always does at a certain time (a birthday tradition).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:m2:1
# text = A thing a family or group always does at a certain time (a birthday tradition).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:outer	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | a thing |  |  |  | time | always *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The general way things have been done for a long time (by tradition).

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:m3:1
# text = The general way things have been done for a long time (by tradition).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	acl	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · perfect · passive |  | the general way |  |  | time |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a tradition in our family to have pancakes on Sunday mornings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:x1:1
# text = It's a tradition in our family to have pancakes on Sunday mornings.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
10	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	mornings	morning	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a tradition |  | our family |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive |  | pancakes |  |  | morning |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pancake=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carving pumpkins at Halloween is a tradition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:x2:1
# text = Carving pumpkins at Halloween is a tradition.
1	Carving	carve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	pumpkins	pumpkin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | gerund |  | pumpkins |  | Halloween |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pumpkin=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Carving | a tradition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every culture has its own traditions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:x3:1
# text = Every culture has its own traditions.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	traditions	tradition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | every culture | culture's own traditions |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tradition=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By tradition, the youngest child opens the first present.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:x4:1
# text = By tradition, the youngest child opens the first present.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | the youngest child | the first present |  |  |  | by tradition | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent present=Theme by tradition=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lighting candles at Diwali is an old tradition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:x5:1
# text = Lighting candles at Diwali is an old tradition.
1	Lighting	lighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	candles	candle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Diwali	Diwali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lighting candles at Diwali | a old tradition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school has a tradition of planting a tree each year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:x6:1
# text = Our school has a tradition of planting a tree each year.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	planting	plant	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our school | a tradition |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tradition=Patient |
| 2 | **plant** | gerund | a tradition *not said here* | a tree |  |  | year |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma taught us traditions from her country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:x7:1
# text = Grandma taught us traditions from her country.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	traditions	tradition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Grandma | traditions | us | Grandma's country |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient tradition=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This is probably another case of adapting one tradition to another.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tradition:x8:1
# text = This is probably another case of adapting one tradition to another.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	adapting	adapt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	tradition	tradition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | This | another case |  |  |  | probably *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **adapt** | gerund | another case *not said here* | one tradition |  |  |  | to another *goal* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent tradition=Patient to another=Goal |

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