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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company in CommonParlance
- definition an institution created to conduct business
- definition small military unit; usually two or three platoons
- definition the state of being with someone
- definition organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
- definition a social or business visitor
- definition a social gathering of guests or companions
- definition a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
- definition crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
- definition a unit of firefighters including their equipment
- definition be a companion to somebody
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company man in CommonParlance
- definition a male employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers
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company name in CommonParlance
- definition the name by which a corporation is identified
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company operator in CommonParlance
- definition an operator who works for a company
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company person in CommonParlance
- definition an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers
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company union in CommonParlance
- definition a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union
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company woman in CommonParlance
- definition a female employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers
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comparability in CommonParlance
- definition qualities that are comparable
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comparable in CommonParlance
- definition able to be compared or worthy of comparison
- definition conforming in every respect
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comparable to in CommonParlance
- definition worthy of comparison; as good as
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comparably in CommonParlance
- definition in a comparable manner or to a comparable degree
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comparative in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or based on or involving comparison
- definition estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
- definition the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
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comparative anatomist in CommonParlance
- definition anatomist who compares the anatomy of different animals
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comparative anatomy in CommonParlance
- definition the study of anatomical features of animals of different species
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comparative degree in CommonParlance
- definition the comparative form of an adjective or adverb
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comparative literature in CommonParlance
- definition study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)
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comparative negligence in CommonParlance
- definition (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
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comparative psychology in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals
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comparatively in CommonParlance
- definition in a relative manner; by comparison to something else
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compare in CommonParlance
- definition qualities that are comparable
- definition examine and note the similarities or differences of
- definition be comparable
- definition consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- definition to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
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comparing in CommonParlance
- definition the act of examining resemblances
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comparison in CommonParlance
- definition the act of examining resemblances
- definition relation based on similarities and differences
- definition qualities that are comparable
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comparison-shop in CommonParlance
- definition compare prices for a given item
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compart in CommonParlance
- definition lay out in parts according to a plan
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compartment in CommonParlance
- definition a space into which an area is subdivided
- definition a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area