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| − | The preposition "of" may have, in English, several values, as follows:
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| − | !rowspan=2|Value
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| − | !rowspan=2|UNL
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| − | !colspan=2|Examples
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| − | !English
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| − | !UNL
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| − | |By
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| − | |agt
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| − | |beloved of the family
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| − | |agt(beloved, family)
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| − | |Caused by; resulting from:
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| − | |agt
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| − | |a death of tuberculosis
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| − | |agt(death, tuberculosis)
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| − | |Produced by
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| − | |agt
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| − | |products of the vine
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| − | |agt(products, vine)
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| − | |Derived or coming from; originating at or from
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| − | |src
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| − | |customs of the South
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| − | |src(customs, South)
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| − | |So as to be separated or relieved from
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| − | |src
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| − | |cured of distemper
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| − | |src(cured, distemper)
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| − | |issuing from
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| − | |src
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| − | |products of the vine
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| − | |src(products, vine)
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| − | |Away from; at a distance from
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| − | |plf
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| − | |a mile east of here
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| − | |plf(east, here)
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| − | |Composed or made from
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| − | |mat
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| − | |a dress of silk
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| − | |mat(dress, silk)
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| − | |named or called
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| − | |nam
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| − | |the Garden of Eden
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| − | |nam(Garden, Eden)
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| − | |With reference to; about
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| − | |cnt
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| − | |will speak of it later
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| − | |cnt(speak, it)
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| − | |Centering on; directed toward
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| − | |obj
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| − | |a love of horses
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| − | |obj(love, horses)
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| − | |From the total or group comprising
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| − | |qua
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| − | |group of friends
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| − | |qua(friends, group)
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| − | |Quantified as
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| − | |qua
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| − | |a depth of ten feet
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| − | |qua(depth, feet)
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| − | |During or on a specified time
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| − | |tim
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| − | |problems of recent years
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| − | |tim(problems, years)
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| − | |Set aside for
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| − | |pur
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| − | |a day of rest
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| − | |pur(day, rest)
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| − | |Belonging or connected to
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| − | |mod
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| − | |the rungs of a ladder
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| − | |mod(rungs, ladder)
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| − | |Possessing; having
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| − | |mod
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| − | |a person of honor
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| − | |mod(person, honor)
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| − | |Containing or carrying
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| − | |mod
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| − | |a basket of groceries
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| − | |mod(basket, groceries)
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| − | |Associated with or adhering to
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| − | |mod
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| − | |people of your religion
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| − | |mod(people, religion)
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| − | |On one's part
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| − | |mod
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| − | |very nice of you
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| − | |mod(nice, you)
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| − | |Characterized or identified by
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| − | |mod
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| − | |a year of famine
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| − | |mod(year, famine)
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| − | |In respect to
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| − | |mod
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| − | |slow of speech
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| − | |mod(slow, speech)
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| − | == Observations ==
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| − | ;Types
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| − | :The expressions "a type of", "a kind of" and "a sort of" are to be replaced by the relation '''icl''' (inclusion):
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| − | *X is a type of energy = icl(X, energy)
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| − | *X is a kind of behaviour = icl(X, behavior)
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| − | *X is a sort of decision = icl(X, decision)
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| − | ;Parts
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| − | :The expression "a part of" is to be replaced by the relation '''pof''' (part-of)
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| − | *X is a part of the table = pof(X, table)
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| − | ;Units
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| − | :Units of measurement are always to be indicated by the relation '''qua''' (quantifier):
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| − | *a group of students = qua(students, group)
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| − | *a drop of water = qua(water, drop)
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| − | *a piece of fruit = qua(fruit, piece)
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| − | *an article of clothing = qua(clothing, article)
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| − | *a bowl of cereal = qua(cereal, bowl)
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| − | *a grain of sand = qua(sand, grain)
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| − | *a loaf of bread = qua(bread, loaf)
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| − | *a crowd of spectators = qua(spectators, crowd)
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| − | *a set of instructions = qua(instructions, set)
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| − | *a flock of sheep = qua(sheep, flock)
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| − | *a herd of cattle = qua(cattle, herd)
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| − | *a pack of wolves = qua(wolves, pack)
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| − | *a pride of lions = qua(lions, pride)
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| − | *a gaggle of geese = qua(geese, gaggle)
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| − | *a bolt of lightning = qua(lightning, bolt)
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| − | *a game of tennis = qua(tennis, game)
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| − | *a clap of thunder = qua(thunder, clap)
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| − | ;Spec
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| − | :The preposition "of" is often used to introduce a specifier to the head of the noun phrase. In such cases, the specifier of the NP is always to be indicated by the attribute '''@spec''', as follows:
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| − | *a form of love = mod(form.@spec, love)
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| − | *a symbol of love = mod(symbol.@spec, love)
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| − | *a brand of shampoo = mod(brand.@spec, shampoo)
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| − | *an act of kindness = mod(act.@spec, kindness)
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| − | *etc.
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| − | ;Apposition
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| − | :The preposition "of" may also be used to indicate an apposition. In such cases, the attribute '''@spec''' should also be used.
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| − | *that idiot of a driver = mod(idiot.@spec, driver)
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