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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decline in CommonParlance
- definition change toward something smaller or lower
- definition a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline
- definition a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- definition a downward slope or bend
- definition grow worse
- definition not accept as true
- definition show unwillingness towards
- definition grow smaller
- definition go down
- definition fall in value
- definition inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
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decline in quality in CommonParlance
- definition process of changing to an inferior state
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declining balance method in CommonParlance
- definition a way of calculating the depreciation of an asset whereby one subtracts a certain percentage of its current value each year.
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declining balance method of depreciation in CommonParlance
- definition a way of calculating the depreciation of an asset whereby one subtracts a certain percentage of its current value each year.
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declinometer in CommonParlance
- definition an instrument for measuring magnetic declination
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declivitous in CommonParlance
- definition sloping down rather steeply
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declivity in CommonParlance
- definition a downward slope or bend
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declutch in CommonParlance
- definition disengage the clutch of a car
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deco in CommonParlance
- definition a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
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decoagulant in CommonParlance
- definition medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
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decoct in CommonParlance
- definition extract the essence of something by boiling it
- definition be cooked until very little liquid is left
- definition steep in hot water
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decoction in CommonParlance
- definition (pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
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decoction mashing in CommonParlance
- definition (brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned
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decoction process in CommonParlance
- definition (brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned
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decode in CommonParlance
- definition convert code into ordinary language
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decoder in CommonParlance
- definition the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
- definition a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language
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decoding in CommonParlance
- definition the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text
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decoke in CommonParlance
- definition remove carbon from (an engine)
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decollate in CommonParlance
- definition cut the head of
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decolletage in CommonParlance
- definition a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress
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decollete in CommonParlance
- definition (of a garment) having a low-cut neckline
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decolonisation in CommonParlance
- definition the action of changing from colonial to independent status
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decolonise in CommonParlance
- definition grant independence to (a former colony)
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decolonization in CommonParlance
- definition the action of changing from colonial to independent status
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decolonize in CommonParlance
- definition grant independence to (a former colony)