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AGT: Agent

Definition: The expression (e AGT o) characterizes the relation between an event(e), or an action(e) and a conceptual object o, which actively causes e

Example: o is originating/sustaining/giving rise to e.

The relation AGT is also extended to states, where (s AGT o) means that the object o actively sustains the state s.

 John repairs something.

MultiNet (Multilayered Extended Semantic Networks) is developed and maintained
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