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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daystar in CommonParlance
- definition a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
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daytime in CommonParlance
- definition the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
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daze in CommonParlance
- definition the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- definition confusion characterized by lack of clarity
- definition to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
- definition overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
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dazed in CommonParlance
- definition in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
- definition stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
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dazedly in CommonParlance
- definition in a daze; in a dazed manner
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dazzle in CommonParlance
- definition brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
- definition to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
- definition amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill
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dazzled in CommonParlance
- definition having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
- definition stupefied or dizzied by something overpowering
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dazzling in CommonParlance
- definition amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
- definition shining intensely
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dazzlingly in CommonParlance
- definition in a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder
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ddC in CommonParlance
- definition an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection; a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NARTI)
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ddI in CommonParlance
- definition an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor
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de facto in CommonParlance
- definition existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not
- definition in reality or fact
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de facto segregation in CommonParlance
- definition segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law
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de jure in CommonParlance
- definition by right; according to law
- definition by law; conforming to the law
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de jure segregation in CommonParlance
- definition segregation that is imposed by law
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de luxe in CommonParlance
- definition elegant and sumptuous
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de novo in CommonParlance
- definition from the beginning
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de rigueur in CommonParlance
- definition required by etiquette or usage or fashion
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de-Nazification in CommonParlance
- definition social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism
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de-Stalinisation in CommonParlance
- definition social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
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de-Stalinization in CommonParlance
- definition social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
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de-access in CommonParlance
- definition dispose of an item in a collection by selling it off
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de-aerate in CommonParlance
- definition remove air or gas from
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de-emphasise in CommonParlance
- definition reduce the emphasis
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de-emphasize in CommonParlance
- definition reduce the emphasis