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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cosign in CommonParlance
- definition sign jointly
- definition sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan
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cosignatory in CommonParlance
- definition signing jointly with others
- definition one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration)
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cosigner in CommonParlance
- definition one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration)
- definition a signer in addition to the principal signer (to verify the authenticity of the principal signature or to provide surety)
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cosily in CommonParlance
- definition in a cozy manner
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cosine in CommonParlance
- definition ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
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cosine curve in CommonParlance
- definition a curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is of the form y = a cos x.
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cosiness in CommonParlance
- definition a state of warm snug comfort
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cosmea in CommonParlance
- definition any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals
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cosmetic in CommonParlance
- definition serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
- definition serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body
- definition a toiletry designed to beautify the body
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cosmetic dentistry in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of dentistry dealing with the appearance of the teeth
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cosmetic surgeon in CommonParlance
- definition a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face)
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cosmetic surgery in CommonParlance
- definition plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
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cosmetically in CommonParlance
- definition for cosmetic purposes to improve appearance
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cosmetician in CommonParlance
- definition someone who sells or applies cosmetics
- definition someone who works in a beauty parlor
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cosmetologist in CommonParlance
- definition an expert in the use of cosmetics
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cosmetology in CommonParlance
- definition the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin
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cosmic in CommonParlance
- definition of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe
- definition inconceivably extended in space or time
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cosmic background radiation in CommonParlance
- definition (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
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cosmic dust in CommonParlance
- definition clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space
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cosmic microwave background in CommonParlance
- definition (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
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cosmic microwave background radiation in CommonParlance
- definition (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
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cosmic radiation in CommonParlance
- definition radiation coming from outside the solar system
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cosmic ray in CommonParlance
- definition highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin; consisting chiefly of protons and alpha particles; collision with atmospheric particles results in rays and particles of many kinds
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cosmic string in CommonParlance
- definition (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
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cosmic time in CommonParlance
- definition the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe