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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corundum in CommonParlance
- definition very hard mineral used as an abrasive
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coruscant in CommonParlance
- definition having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
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coruscate in CommonParlance
- definition reflect brightly
- definition be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
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coruscation in CommonParlance
- definition the occurrence of a small flash or spark
- definition a sudden or striking display of brilliance
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corvee in CommonParlance
- definition unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of their vassals in lieu of taxes
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corvette in CommonParlance
- definition a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
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corvine in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or resembling a crow
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corvine bird in CommonParlance
- definition birds of the crow family
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corydalis in CommonParlance
- definition a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers
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corymb in CommonParlance
- definition flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first
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corymbose in CommonParlance
- definition resembling a corymb
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corynebacterium in CommonParlance
- definition any species of the genus Corynebacterium
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coryphantha in CommonParlance
- definition a cactus of the genus Coryphantha
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corythosaur in CommonParlance
- definition duck-billed dinosaur with nasal passages that expand into a crest like a hollow helmet
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corythosaurus in CommonParlance
- definition duck-billed dinosaur with nasal passages that expand into a crest like a hollow helmet
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coryza in CommonParlance
- definition an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge)
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cos in CommonParlance
- definition ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
- definition lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
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cos lettuce in CommonParlance
- definition lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves
- definition lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
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coscoroba in CommonParlance
- definition large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans
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cosec in CommonParlance
- definition ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
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cosecant in CommonParlance
- definition ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
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coseismal in CommonParlance
- definition being where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously
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coseismic in CommonParlance
- definition being where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously
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cosh in CommonParlance
- definition a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
- definition hit with a cosh, usually on the head
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cosher in CommonParlance
- definition conforming to Jewish dietary laws