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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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|-
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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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