CommonParlance
Seed
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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deciduous in CommonParlance
- definition (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
- definition (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth
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deciduous forest in CommonParlance
- definition a forest comprising mainly of broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season.
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deciduous holly in CommonParlance
- definition a holly tree, also known as possumhaw or swamp holly
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deciduous plant in CommonParlance
- definition a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season
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deciduous tooth in CommonParlance
- definition one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
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decigram in CommonParlance
- definition 1/10 gram
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decile in CommonParlance
- definition (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
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deciliter in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
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decilitre in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
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decimal in CommonParlance
- definition numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
- definition a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
- definition a number in the decimal system
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decimal digit in CommonParlance
- definition a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation
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decimal fraction in CommonParlance
- definition a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
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decimal notation in CommonParlance
- definition any notation that uses 10 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 9)
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decimal number system in CommonParlance
- definition a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten
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decimal numeration system in CommonParlance
- definition a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten
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decimal point in CommonParlance
- definition the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
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decimal system in CommonParlance
- definition a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten
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decimal system of 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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decimalisation in CommonParlance
- definition the act of changing to a decimal system
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decimalise in CommonParlance
- definition change from fractions to decimals
- definition change to the decimal system
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decimalization in CommonParlance
- definition the act of changing to a decimal system
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decimalize in CommonParlance
- definition change from fractions to decimals
- definition change to the decimal system
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decimate in CommonParlance
- definition kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- definition kill in large numbers
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decimation in CommonParlance
- definition destroying or killing a large part of the population
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decimeter in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter