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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counteroffensive in CommonParlance
- definition a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
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counteroffer in CommonParlance
- definition an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer
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counterpane in CommonParlance
- definition decorative cover for a bed
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counterpart in CommonParlance
- definition a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
- definition a duplicate copy
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counterperson in CommonParlance
- definition someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)
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counterplan in CommonParlance
- definition a plot intended to subvert another plot
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counterplay in CommonParlance
- definition (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
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counterplea in CommonParlance
- definition a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
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counterplot in CommonParlance
- definition a plot intended to subvert another plot
- definition make a plot in response to another plot
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counterpoint in CommonParlance
- definition a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
- definition to show differences when compared; be different
- definition write in counterpoint
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counterpoise in CommonParlance
- definition a weight that balances another weight
- definition constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
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counterpoised in CommonParlance
- definition brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another
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counterpoison in CommonParlance
- definition a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
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counterpose in CommonParlance
- definition constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
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counterpreparation fire in CommonParlance
- definition intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered
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counterproductive in CommonParlance
- definition tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
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counterproject in CommonParlance
- definition a project, scheme, or proposal brought forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of a treaty.
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counterproposal in CommonParlance
- definition a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal
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counterpunch in CommonParlance
- definition a return punch (especially by a boxer)
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counterreformation in CommonParlance
- definition a reformation intended to counter the results of a prior reformation
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counterrevolution in CommonParlance
- definition a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution
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counterrevolutionary in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or being a counterrevolution
- definition marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution
- definition a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution
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counterrevolutionist in CommonParlance
- definition a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution
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countershot in CommonParlance
- definition a return shot; a retaliatory shot
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countersign in CommonParlance
- definition a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
- definition a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
- definition add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity