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title: triviality — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «triviality» in the school dictionary: Something small and unimportant. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# triviality

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**Who acts:** you, They, meeting, triviality, his, court · **What happens:** be, not be, not waste, argue, get, surprise · **To what, where:** trivialities, She

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Something small and unimportant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triviality:m1:1
# text = Something small and unimportant.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	unimportant	unimportant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Being unimportant or not serious.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triviality:m2:1
# text = Being unimportant or not serious.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	unimportant	unimportant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | unimportant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Don't waste time on trivialities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triviality:x1:1
# text = Don't waste time on trivialities.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	waste	waste	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	trivialities	triviality	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **waste** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  | time | on trivialities *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent on triviality=Goal |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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They argued over a triviality.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triviality:x2:1
# text = They argued over a triviality.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	argued	argue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	triviality	triviality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past | They |  |  |  |  | over a triviality | vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.theme NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent over triviality=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The meeting got stuck on trivialities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triviality:x3:1
# text = The meeting got stuck on trivialities.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	trivialities	triviality	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the meeting |  |  |  |  | stuck *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She was surprised by the triviality of his complaint.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triviality:x4:1
# text = She was surprised by the triviality of his complaint.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	surprised	surprise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	triviality	triviality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surprise** | past · passive | the triviality of his complaint | She |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **complain** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom complaint «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The court spent hours on trivialities like the Hatter's hat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triviality:x5:1
# text = The court spent hours on trivialities like the Hatter's hat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	trivialities	triviality	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | the court |  |  |  | hour | on trivialities like the Hatter's hat *goal* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent on triviality=Goal |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Forget the trivialities and look at the big picture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:triviality:x6:1
# text = Forget the trivialities and look at the big picture.
1	Forget	forget	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	trivialities	triviality	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | imperative | you *not said here* | the trivialities |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the big picture | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at picture=Theme |

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