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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acute triangle in CommonParlance
- definition a triangle whose interior angles are all acute
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acute-angled triangle in CommonParlance
- definition a triangle whose interior angles are all acute
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acutely in CommonParlance
- definition in a keen or penetrating way
- definition having a rapid onset
- definition changing suddenly in direction and degree
- definition in a shrewd manner
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acuteness in CommonParlance
- definition a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
- definition a quick and penetrating intelligence
- definition the quality of having a sharp edge or point
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acyclic in CommonParlance
- definition not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls
- definition having an open chain structure
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acyclovir in CommonParlance
- definition an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
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acyl in CommonParlance
- definition any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
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acyl anhydrides in CommonParlance
- definition organic compounds that react with water to form an acid
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acyl group in CommonParlance
- definition any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group
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acyl halide in CommonParlance
- definition organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
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acylation in CommonParlance
- definition the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound
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acylglycerol in CommonParlance
- definition an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils
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ad in CommonParlance
- definition a public promotion of some product or service
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ad agency in CommonParlance
- definition an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients
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ad blitz in CommonParlance
- definition an organized program of advertisements
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ad campaign in CommonParlance
- definition an organized program of advertisements
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ad hoc in CommonParlance
- definition often improvised or impromptu
- definition for or concerned with one specific purpose
- definition for one specific case
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ad hominem in CommonParlance
- definition appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason)
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ad infinitum in CommonParlance
- definition to infinity; without or seemingly without limit
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ad interim in CommonParlance
- definition for an intervening time; temporarily
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ad lib in CommonParlance
- definition without advance preparation
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ad libitum in CommonParlance
- definition without advance preparation
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ad nauseam in CommonParlance
- definition to a sickening extent
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ad val in CommonParlance
- definition in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed
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ad valorem in CommonParlance
- definition in proportion to the estimated value of the goods taxed