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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Desmodium tortuosum in CommonParlance
- definition West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil
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Desmodus rotundus in CommonParlance
- definition mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals
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Desyrel in CommonParlance
- definition oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative
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Deutsche Mark in CommonParlance
- definition formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
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Deutschmark in CommonParlance
- definition formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
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Devanagari in CommonParlance
- definition a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi
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Devanagari script in CommonParlance
- definition a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi
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Devon in CommonParlance
- definition red dual-purpose cattle of English origin
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Devonshire cream in CommonParlance
- definition thick cream made from scalded milk
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Dewar in CommonParlance
- definition vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
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Dewar flask in CommonParlance
- definition vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
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Dewey decimal classification in CommonParlance
- definition a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
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Dewey decimal system in CommonParlance
- definition a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
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Deweyan in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to John Dewey or his philosophy
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Dexamethasone Intensol in CommonParlance
- definition a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
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Dexedrine in CommonParlance
- definition an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant
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Dexone in CommonParlance
- definition a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
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Dharma in CommonParlance
- definition basic principles of the cosmos in Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism and other religions
- definition an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes
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Dhegiha in CommonParlance
- definition any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages
- definition a branch of the Siouan languages
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Dhu al-Hijja in CommonParlance
- definition the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years
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Dhu al-Hijjah in CommonParlance
- definition the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years
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Dhu al-Qadah in CommonParlance
- definition the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar
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Dhu'l-Hijja in CommonParlance
- definition the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years
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Dhu'l-Hijjah in CommonParlance
- definition the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the hajj; has one extra day in leap years
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Dhu'l-Qa'dah in CommonParlance
- definition the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar