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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delude in CommonParlance
- definition be false to; be dishonest with
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deluge in CommonParlance
- definition an overwhelming number or amount
- definition a heavy rain
- definition the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- definition fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- definition charge someone with too many tasks
- definition fill or cover completely, usually with water
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delusion in CommonParlance
- definition (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
- definition a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
- definition the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
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delusional in CommonParlance
- definition suffering from or characterized by delusions
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delusional disorder in CommonParlance
- definition any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role
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delusions of grandeur in CommonParlance
- definition a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are
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delusions of persecution in CommonParlance
- definition a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined
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delusive in CommonParlance
- definition inappropriate to reality or facts
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delusively in CommonParlance
- definition in a deceptive and unrealistic manner
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delusory in CommonParlance
- definition causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
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deluxe in CommonParlance
- definition ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
- definition elegant and sumptuous
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delve in CommonParlance
- definition turn up, loosen, or remove earth
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demagnetisation in CommonParlance
- definition the process of removing magnetization
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demagnetise in CommonParlance
- definition erase (a magnetic storage device)
- definition make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)
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demagnetization in CommonParlance
- definition the process of removing magnetization
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demagnetize in CommonParlance
- definition erase (a magnetic storage device)
- definition make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)
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demagog in CommonParlance
- definition a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
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demagogic in CommonParlance
- definition characteristic of or resembling a demagogue
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demagogical in CommonParlance
- definition characteristic of or resembling a demagogue
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demagogue in CommonParlance
- definition a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
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demagoguery in CommonParlance
- definition impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
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demagogy in CommonParlance
- definition impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
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demand in CommonParlance
- definition an urgent or peremptory request
- definition the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
- definition required activity
- definition the act of demanding
- definition a condition requiring relief
- definition request urgently and forcefully
- definition require as useful, just, or proper
- definition claim as due or just
- definition lay legal claim to
- definition summon to court
- definition ask to be informed of
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demand curve in CommonParlance
- definition In economics, the graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity and the amount of it that consumers are willing and able to purchase at that given price.
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demand deposit in CommonParlance
- definition a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice