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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deconstructionist in CommonParlance
- definition of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism
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deconstructivism in CommonParlance
- definition a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction
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decontaminate in CommonParlance
- definition rid of contamination
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decontamination in CommonParlance
- definition the removal of contaminants
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decontrol in CommonParlance
- definition relax or remove controls of
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decor in CommonParlance
- definition decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
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decorate in CommonParlance
- definition make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- definition be beautiful to look at
- definition award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
- definition provide with decoration
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decorated in CommonParlance
- definition provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
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decoration in CommonParlance
- definition something used to beautify
- definition an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
- definition the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
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decorative in CommonParlance
- definition serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
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decoratively in CommonParlance
- definition in a decorative manner
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decorativeness in CommonParlance
- definition an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive
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decorator in CommonParlance
- definition a person who specializes in interior decoration
- definition someone who decorates
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decorous in CommonParlance
- definition characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct
- definition according with custom or propriety
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decorously in CommonParlance
- definition in a proper and decorous manner
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decorousness in CommonParlance
- definition propriety in manners and conduct
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decorticate in CommonParlance
- definition remove the outer layer of
- definition remove the cortex of (an organ)
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decortication in CommonParlance
- definition removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
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decorum in CommonParlance
- definition propriety in manners and conduct
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decoupage in CommonParlance
- definition art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
- definition the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer
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decouple in CommonParlance
- definition disconnect or separate
- definition regard as unconnected
- definition eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)
- definition reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)
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decoy in CommonParlance
- definition a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
- definition something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
- definition lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
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decrease in CommonParlance
- definition a change downward
- definition a process of becoming smaller or shorter
- definition the amount by which something decreases
- definition the act of decreasing or reducing something
- definition decrease in size, extent, or range
- definition make become smaller
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decreased in CommonParlance
- definition made less in size or amount or degree
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decreasing in CommonParlance
- definition becoming less or smaller
- definition (music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume