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.
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copperplate in CommonParlance
- definition a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
- definition a print made from an engraved copperplate
- definition an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
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copperplate engraving in CommonParlance
- definition an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved
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coppersmith in CommonParlance
- definition someone who makes articles from copper
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copperware in CommonParlance
- definition utensils made with copper
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coppery in CommonParlance
- definition of something having the color of copper
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coppice in CommonParlance
- definition a dense growth of bushes
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copra in CommonParlance
- definition the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted
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copra oil in CommonParlance
- definition oil from coconuts
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coprolalia in CommonParlance
- definition an uncontrollable use of obscene language; often accompanied by mental disorders
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coprolite in CommonParlance
- definition fossil excrement; petrified dung
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coprolith in CommonParlance
- definition a hard mass of fecal matter
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coprophagia in CommonParlance
- definition eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity
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coprophagy in CommonParlance
- definition eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity
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copse in CommonParlance
- definition a dense growth of bushes
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copula in CommonParlance
- definition an equating verb (such as ‘be’ or ‘become’) that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
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copular in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a copula
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copulate in CommonParlance
- definition engage in sexual intercourse
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copulation in CommonParlance
- definition sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
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copulative in CommonParlance
- definition syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence
- definition an equating verb (such as ‘be’ or ‘become’) that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
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copulative conjunction in CommonParlance
- definition the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the addition of their meanings
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copulatory in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to coitus or copulation
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copy in CommonParlance
- definition a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
- definition a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
- definition matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
- definition material suitable for a journalistic account
- definition copy down as is
- definition reproduce someone's behavior or looks
- definition reproduce or make an exact copy of
- definition make a replica of
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copy editing in CommonParlance
- definition putting something into a form suitable for a printer
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copy editor in CommonParlance
- definition an editor who prepares text for publication
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copy out in CommonParlance
- definition copy very carefully and as accurately as possible