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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conservation of electricity in CommonParlance
- definition the principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system
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conservation of energy in CommonParlance
- definition the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
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conservation of mass in CommonParlance
- definition a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system
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conservation of matter in CommonParlance
- definition a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system
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conservation of momentum in CommonParlance
- definition the principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system
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conservation of parity in CommonParlance
- definition (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
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conservationist in CommonParlance
- definition someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
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conservatism in CommonParlance
- definition a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
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conservative in CommonParlance
- definition resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
- definition having social or political views favoring conservatism
- definition avoiding excess
- definition unimaginatively conventional
- definition conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- definition a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
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conservatively in CommonParlance
- definition in a conservative manner
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conservativism in CommonParlance
- definition a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
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conservativist in CommonParlance
- definition a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
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conservatoire in CommonParlance
- definition a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
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conservator in CommonParlance
- definition the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
- definition someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person
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conservator-ward relation in CommonParlance
- definition the responsibility of a conservator to act in the best interests of the ward
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conservatory in CommonParlance
- definition the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
- definition a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
- definition a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
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conserve in CommonParlance
- definition fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
- definition keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
- definition keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
- definition use cautiously and frugally
- definition preserve with sugar
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conserved in CommonParlance
- definition protected from harm or loss
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conserves in CommonParlance
- definition fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
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consider in CommonParlance
- definition deem to be
- definition give careful consideration to
- definition take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- definition show consideration for; take into account
- definition think about carefully; weigh
- definition judge or regard; look upon; judge
- definition look at attentively
- definition look at carefully; study mentally
- definition regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
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considerable in CommonParlance
- definition large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
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considerably in CommonParlance
- definition to a great extent or degree
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considerate in CommonParlance
- definition showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
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considerately in CommonParlance
- definition in a considerate manner
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considerateness in CommonParlance
- definition kind and considerate regard for others