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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acromyotonia in CommonParlance
- definition myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot
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acronym in CommonParlance
- definition a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word
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acronymic in CommonParlance
- definition characterized by the use of acronyms
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acronymous in CommonParlance
- definition characterized by the use of acronyms
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acropetal in CommonParlance
- definition of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex
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acrophobia in CommonParlance
- definition a morbid fear of great heights
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acrophobic in CommonParlance
- definition suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places
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acrophony in CommonParlance
- definition naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter
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acropolis in CommonParlance
- definition the citadel in ancient Greek towns
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acroscopic in CommonParlance
- definition facing or on the side toward the apex
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acrosome in CommonParlance
- definition a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
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across in CommonParlance
- definition to the opposite side
- definition transversely
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across the board in CommonParlance
- definition including all
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across the country in CommonParlance
- definition extending throughout an entire nation
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across the nation in CommonParlance
- definition extending throughout an entire nation
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across-the-board in CommonParlance
- definition broad in scope or content
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acrostic in CommonParlance
- definition a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
- definition verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
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acrylamide in CommonParlance
- definition a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals
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acrylate in CommonParlance
- definition a salt or ester of propenoic acid
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acrylate resin in CommonParlance
- definition a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
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acrylic in CommonParlance
- definition polymerized from acrylonitrile
- definition a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
- definition used especially by artists
- definition a synthetic fabric made from polyacrylonitrile
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acrylic acid in CommonParlance
- definition an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
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acrylic fiber in CommonParlance
- definition polymerized from acrylonitrile
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acrylic paint in CommonParlance
- definition used especially by artists
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acrylic resin in CommonParlance
- definition a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives