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
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Terms in this context
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acumen in CommonParlance
- definition a tapering point
- definition shrewdness shown by keen insight
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acuminate in CommonParlance
- definition (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
- definition make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
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acuminate leaf in CommonParlance
- definition a leaf narrowing to a slender point
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acupressure in CommonParlance
- definition treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
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acupuncture in CommonParlance
- definition treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
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acute in CommonParlance
- definition having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
- definition extremely sharp or severe
- definition having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- definition of an angle; less than 90 degrees
- definition ending in a sharp point
- definition of critical importance and consequence
- definition a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
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acute accent in CommonParlance
- definition a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
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acute angle in CommonParlance
- definition an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees
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acute anterior poliomyelitis in CommonParlance
- definition an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
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acute brain disorder in CommonParlance
- definition any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection)
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acute gastritis in CommonParlance
- definition gastritis caused by ingesting an irritant (as too much aspirin)
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acute glaucoma in CommonParlance
- definition glaucoma in which the iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor
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acute glossitis in CommonParlance
- definition glossitis resulting from injury or infection and characterized by swelling and pain
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acute hemorrhagic encephalitis in CommonParlance
- definition encephalitis that resembles apoplexy due to blood extravasation
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acute inclusion body encephalitis in CommonParlance
- definition common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes
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acute kidney failure in CommonParlance
- definition renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract
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acute leukemia in CommonParlance
- definition rapidly progressing leukemia
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acute lymphoblastic leukemia in CommonParlance
- definition acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
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acute lymphocytic leukemia in CommonParlance
- definition acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of immature lymphoblast-like cells in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and blood; most common in children
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acute myelocytic leukemia in CommonParlance
- definition acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
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acute myeloid leukemia in CommonParlance
- definition acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
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acute organic brain syndrome in CommonParlance
- definition any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection)
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acute pyelonephritis in CommonParlance
- definition pyelonephritis resulting from the spread of a bladder infection
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acute renal failure in CommonParlance
- definition renal failure associated with burns or other trauma or with acute infection or obstruction of the urinary tract
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acute schizophrenic episode in CommonParlance
- definition schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration (a few weeks or months)