Attested.to

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.

Propose an assessment

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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Terms in this context
  • deaf as a post in CommonParlance
    • definition totally deaf; unable to hear anything
  • deaf person in CommonParlance
    • definition a person with a severe auditory impairment
  • deaf-aid in CommonParlance
    • definition an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing
  • deaf-and-dumb in CommonParlance
    • definition lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
  • deaf-and-dumb person in CommonParlance
  • deaf-mute in CommonParlance
    • definition lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
    • definition a deaf person who is unable to speak
  • deaf-muteness in CommonParlance
    • definition congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
  • deaf-mutism in CommonParlance
    • definition congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
  • deafen in CommonParlance
  • deafened in CommonParlance
  • deafening in CommonParlance
    • definition loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
  • deafness in CommonParlance
  • deal in CommonParlance
    • definition a particular instance of buying or selling
    • definition an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
    • definition (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
    • definition a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
    • definition wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
    • definition the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
    • definition the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
    • definition the act of distributing playing cards
    • definition the act of apportioning or distributing something
    • definition act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
    • definition take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
    • definition take action with respect to (someone or something)
    • definition succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
    • definition administer or bestow, as in small portions
    • definition do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
    • definition be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
    • definition behave in a certain way towards others
    • definition distribute cards to the players in a game
    • definition direct the course of; manage or control
    • definition give out as one's portion or share
    • definition give (a specific card) to a player
    • definition sell (especially of illegal material)
  • deal out in CommonParlance
    • definition administer or bestow, as in small portions
  • dealer in CommonParlance
    • definition someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
    • definition a firm engaged in trading
    • definition a seller of illicit goods
    • definition the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for their own account
    • definition the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game
  • dealership in CommonParlance
    • definition a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
  • dealfish in CommonParlance
  • dealignment in CommonParlance
    • definition a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties
  • dealing in CommonParlance
    • definition method or manner of conduct in relation to others
    • definition the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
  • dealings in CommonParlance
    • definition social or verbal interchange (usually followed by ‘with’)
    • definition mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
    • definition the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
  • dealt out in CommonParlance
  • deaminate in CommonParlance
    • definition remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination
  • deamination in CommonParlance
    • definition removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
  • deaminization in CommonParlance
    • definition removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
  • deaminize in CommonParlance
    • definition remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination