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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criterium in CommonParlance
- definition a bicycle race held on a short course (usually less than 5 km or 3 miles)
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crith in CommonParlance
- definition the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)
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critic in CommonParlance
- definition a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
- definition anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
- definition someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments
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critical in CommonParlance
- definition marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
- definition at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
- definition characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
- definition urgently needed; absolutely necessary
- definition forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
- definition being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
- definition of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
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critical analysis in CommonParlance
- definition an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation
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critical angle in CommonParlance
- definition the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected
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critical apparatus in CommonParlance
- definition the variant readings, footnotes, etc. found in a scholarly work or a critical edition of a text.
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critical appraisal in CommonParlance
- definition an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation
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critical mass in CommonParlance
- definition the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture
- definition the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction
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critical point in CommonParlance
- definition a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
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critical review in CommonParlance
- definition an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
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criticality in CommonParlance
- definition a state of critical urgency
- definition a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining
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critically in CommonParlance
- definition in a critical manner
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criticalness in CommonParlance
- definition a state of critical urgency
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criticise in CommonParlance
- definition find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- definition act as a critic
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criticism in CommonParlance
- definition disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
- definition a serious examination and judgment of something
- definition a written evaluation of a work of literature
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criticize in CommonParlance
- definition find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- definition act as a critic
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critique in CommonParlance
- definition an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- definition a serious examination and judgment of something
- definition appraise critically
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critter in CommonParlance
- definition a regional term for ‘creature’ (especially for domestic animals)
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critter sitter in CommonParlance
- definition someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home
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croak in CommonParlance
- definition a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
- definition pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- definition utter a hoarse sound, like a raven
- definition make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
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croaker in CommonParlance
- definition the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S.
- definition any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
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croaking in CommonParlance
- definition a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
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croaky in CommonParlance
- definition like the sounds of frogs and crows
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crochet in CommonParlance
- definition needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle
- definition create by looping or crocheting
- definition make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle