CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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common shares in CommonParlance
- definition stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections
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common shiner in CommonParlance
- definition the common North American shiner
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common shrew in CommonParlance
- definition common American shrew
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common sickle pine in CommonParlance
- definition small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia
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common snapping turtle in CommonParlance
- definition large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite
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common snowberry in CommonParlance
- definition deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries
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common soldier in CommonParlance
- definition an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
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common sorrel in CommonParlance
- definition large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces
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common speedwell in CommonParlance
- definition common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes
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common spindle tree in CommonParlance
- definition small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit
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common spoonbill in CommonParlance
- definition pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa
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common spotted orchid in CommonParlance
- definition European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
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common staghorn fern in CommonParlance
- definition commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia
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common starling in CommonParlance
- definition gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide
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common stinkhorn in CommonParlance
- definition a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism
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common stock in CommonParlance
- definition stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections
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common stock equivalent in CommonParlance
- definition preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stock
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common sunflower in CommonParlance
- definition annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America
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common tarweed in CommonParlance
- definition California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays
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common teasel in CommonParlance
- definition teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth
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common thorn apple in CommonParlance
- definition intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
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common thyme in CommonParlance
- definition common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine
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common time in CommonParlance
- definition a time signature indicating four beats to the bar
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common tobacco in CommonParlance
- definition tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves
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common topaz in CommonParlance
- definition a yellow quartz