CommonParlance
Seed
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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continuity in CommonParlance
- definition uninterrupted connection or union
- definition a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
- definition the property of a continuous and connected period of time
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continuo in CommonParlance
- definition a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
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continuous in CommonParlance
- definition continuing in time or space without interruption
- definition of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity
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continuous creation theory in CommonParlance
- definition (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other
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continuous receiver watch in CommonParlance
- definition a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch
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continuous tense in CommonParlance
- definition a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
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continuously in CommonParlance
- definition at every point
- definition with unflagging resolve
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continuousness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of something that continues without end or interruption
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continuum in CommonParlance
- definition a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
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conto in CommonParlance
- definition 1 conto equals 1,000 escudos in Portugal
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contort in CommonParlance
- definition twist and press out of shape
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contorted in CommonParlance
- definition twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
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contortion in CommonParlance
- definition the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
- definition a tortuous and twisted shape or position
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contortionist in CommonParlance
- definition an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions
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contour in CommonParlance
- definition a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
- definition any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- definition a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
- definition form the contours of
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contour feather in CommonParlance
- definition feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
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contour language in CommonParlance
- definition a tone language that uses pitch changes
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contour line in CommonParlance
- definition a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
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contour map in CommonParlance
- definition a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation
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contour sheet in CommonParlance
- definition a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress
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contra danse in CommonParlance
- definition a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
- definition perform a contradance
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contraband in CommonParlance
- definition distributed or sold illicitly
- definition goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
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contrabandist in CommonParlance
- definition someone who imports or exports without paying duties
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contrabass in CommonParlance
- definition pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
- definition largest and lowest member of the violin family
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contrabassoon in CommonParlance
- definition the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family