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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defiant in CommonParlance
- definition boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
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defiantly in CommonParlance
- definition in a rebellious manner
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defibrillate in CommonParlance
- definition stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
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defibrillation in CommonParlance
- definition treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
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defibrillator in CommonParlance
- definition an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation
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defibrinate in CommonParlance
- definition remove fibrin from (blood)
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deficiency in CommonParlance
- definition the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
- definition lack of an adequate quantity or number
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deficiency disease in CommonParlance
- definition any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)
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deficient in CommonParlance
- definition inadequate in amount or degree
- definition of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
- definition falling short of some prescribed norm
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deficit in CommonParlance
- definition the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
- definition a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
- definition (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
- definition an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
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deficit spending in CommonParlance
- definition spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy
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defilade in CommonParlance
- definition the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire
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defile in CommonParlance
- definition a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
- definition place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- definition make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
- definition spot, stain, or pollute
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defiled in CommonParlance
- definition morally blemished; stained or impure
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defilement in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being polluted
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defiler in CommonParlance
- definition a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment
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definability in CommonParlance
- definition the quality or state of being capable of being defined, limited, or explained.
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definable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being defined, limited, or explained
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define in CommonParlance
- definition determine the essential quality of
- definition give a definition for the meaning of a word
- definition determine the nature of
- definition show the form or outline of
- definition decide upon or fix definitely
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defined in CommonParlance
- definition clearly characterized or delimited
- definition showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
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defining in CommonParlance
- definition any process serving to define the shape of something
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definite in CommonParlance
- definition precise; explicit and clearly defined
- definition known for certain
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definite article in CommonParlance
- definition a determiner (as ‘the’ in English) that indicates specificity of reference
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definite integral in CommonParlance
- definition the integral of a function over a definite interval
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definite quantity in CommonParlance
- definition a specific measure of amount