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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active citizen in CommonParlance
- definition a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch)
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active electrolocation in CommonParlance
- definition When an animal senses its surrounding environment by generating electric fields and detecting distortions in these fields using electroreceptor organs.
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active immunity in CommonParlance
- definition a form of acquired immunity in which the body produces its own antibodies against disease-causing antigens
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active matrix screen in CommonParlance
- definition a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; there is a separate circuit for each pixel
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active placebo in CommonParlance
- definition a placebo used in experimental tests of a drug that has noticeable side effects
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active power in CommonParlance
- definition the portion of power that, averaged over a complete cycle of the AC waveform, results in net transfer of energy in one direction.
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active site in CommonParlance
- definition the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
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active subwoofer in CommonParlance
- definition A subwoofer with a built-in amplifier.
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active transport in CommonParlance
- definition transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy
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active trust in CommonParlance
- definition a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties
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active voice in CommonParlance
- definition the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
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actively in CommonParlance
- definition in an active manner
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activeness in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being active
- definition the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
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activewear in CommonParlance
- definition attire worn for sport or for casual wear
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activism in CommonParlance
- definition a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal
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activist in CommonParlance
- definition advocating or engaged in activism
- definition a militant reformer
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activistic in CommonParlance
- definition advocating or engaged in activism
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activity in CommonParlance
- definition any specific behavior
- definition the state of being active
- definition an organic process that takes place in the body
- definition (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction
- definition a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
- definition the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
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actomyosin in CommonParlance
- definition a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions
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actor in CommonParlance
- definition a theatrical performer
- definition a person who acts and gets things done
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actor's agent in CommonParlance
- definition a business agent for an actor
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actor's assistant in CommonParlance
- definition a wardrobe assistant for an actor
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actor's line in CommonParlance
- definition words making up the dialogue of a play
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actress in CommonParlance
- definition a female actor
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actual in CommonParlance
- definition presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
- definition taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
- definition being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- definition existing in act or fact
- definition being or existing at the present moment