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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dejectedly in CommonParlance
- definition in a dejected manner
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dejectedness in CommonParlance
- definition a feeling of low spirits
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dejection in CommonParlance
- definition a state of melancholy depression
- definition solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
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dejeuner in CommonParlance
- definition a midday meal
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dekagram in CommonParlance
- definition 10 grams
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dekaliter in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
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dekalitre in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
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dekameter in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
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dekametre in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
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dekko in CommonParlance
- definition British slang for a look
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delabialization in CommonParlance
- definition the pronouncing of a sound without lip rounding.
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delavirdine in CommonParlance
- definition a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV
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delay in CommonParlance
- definition time during which some action is awaited
- definition the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- definition cause to be slowed down or delayed
- definition act later than planned, scheduled, or required
- definition stop or halt
- definition slow the growth or development of
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delay line in CommonParlance
- definition a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal
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delayed in CommonParlance
- definition not as far along as normal in development
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delayed action in CommonParlance
- definition a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture
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delayed allergy in CommonParlance
- definition an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact
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delayed blowback in CommonParlance
- definition A type of firearms operating system which requires the bolt to overcome some initial resistance while not fully locked.
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delayer in CommonParlance
- definition a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late
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delectability in CommonParlance
- definition extreme appetizingness
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delectable in CommonParlance
- definition extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
- definition capable of arousing sexual desire
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delectation in CommonParlance
- definition a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
- definition act of receiving pleasure from something
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delegacy in CommonParlance
- definition the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- definition a group of representatives or delegates
- definition the appointment of a delegate
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delegate in CommonParlance
- definition a person appointed or elected to represent others
- definition transfer power to someone
- definition give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
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delegating in CommonParlance
- definition authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions