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title: traditionally — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «traditionally» in the school dictionary: Traditionally means in the way that has been done for a long time by a family, group or country. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# traditionally

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**Who acts:** family, It, people, youngest child · **What happens:** mean, do, expect, eat, wear, bake · **To what, where:** way, people, turkey, Thanksgiving, Pancakes, UK · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Traditionally means in the way that has been done for a long time by a family, group or country.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:traditionally:m1:1
# text = Traditionally means in the way that has been done for a long time by a family, group or country.
1	Traditionally	traditionally	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in the way; traditionally *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 2 | **do** | present · perfect · passive | a family and group or country | the way |  |  | time |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |

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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}

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It can also mean «usually, as people have long expected».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:traditionally:m2:1
# text = It can also mean «usually, as people have long expected».
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
12	expected	expect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | It |  |  |  |  | usually *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **expect** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive |  | people |  |  |  | long *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Traditionally, people eat turkey at Thanksgiving in the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:traditionally:x1:1
# text = Traditionally, people eat turkey at Thanksgiving in the USA.
1	Traditionally	traditionally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	turkey	turkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Thanksgiving	Thanksgiving	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | people | turkey |  | Thanksgiving |  | in the USA; traditionally *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turkey=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pancakes are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in the UK.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:traditionally:x2:1
# text = Pancakes are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday in the UK.
1	Pancakes	pancake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	traditionally	traditionally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Shrove	Shrove	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present · passive |  | Pancakes |  | the UK | tuesday | traditionally *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Kilts are traditionally worn in Scotland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:traditionally:x3:1
# text = Kilts are traditionally worn in Scotland.
1	Kilts	kilt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	traditionally	traditionally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present · passive |  | Kilts |  | Scotland |  | traditionally *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bread is traditionally baked in a stone oven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:traditionally:x4:1
# text = The bread is traditionally baked in a stone oven.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	traditionally	traditionally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | present · passive |  | the bread |  |  |  | in a stone oven; traditionally *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient in oven=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Traditionally, the youngest child lights the first candle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:traditionally:x5:1
# text = Traditionally, the youngest child lights the first candle.
1	Traditionally	traditionally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lights	light	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	candle	candle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **light** | present | the youngest child | the first candle |  |  |  | traditionally *property* | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent candle=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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In Australia, a meat pie is traditionally eaten at the footy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:traditionally:x6:1
# text = In Australia, a meat pie is traditionally eaten at the footy.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	traditionally	traditionally	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	footy	footy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present · passive |  | a meat pie |  | Australia |  | at the footy; traditionally *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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