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Out_of_existence [state]

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An Entity has ceased to exist.

Theses termites are history.

Hillary is toast after Texas and Ohio.

They are gone because you killed them all.

Properties

ID
#2105
Entry
frm_out_of_existence
Namespace
State
FrameNet version
Out_of_existence (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Out_of_existence

Core Frame Elements (1)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Entity
Concrete or abstract entity that does not exist after the event.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (3)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Duration
This FE identifies the length of time before the Entity comes into existence again.
category
duration
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Place
This is the Place where the Entity (saliently) does not exist.
category
locative_relation
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Time
A point at which the Entity (saliently) does not exist.
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)

Extra-thematic Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Circumstances
Circumstances describe the state of the world (at a particular time and place) which is specifically independent of the event itself and any of its participants.
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Explanation
This FE labels the Explanation of the destruction or disappearance of the Entity.
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Manner
The way in which the Entity disappears.
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Role
The aspect of the Entity which no longer exists.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)

Precedes

Precedes relations
Is preceded by
Ceasing_to_be
FE-FE

SubFrame

SubFrame relations
Is subframe of
Cycle_of_existence_scenario
FE-FE

Lexical Units (4)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
a thing of the past.n โ€” FN: out of existence; having faded
gone.a โ€” FN: no longer in existence; depleted
history.n โ€” COD: imminent departure, dismissal, or death.
toast.n โ€” FN: (effectively) out of existence; no longer relevant
Frame Chain TQR Visual Units

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