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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demented in CommonParlance
- definition affected with madness or insanity
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dementedly in CommonParlance
- definition in an insane manner
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dementedness in CommonParlance
- definition mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
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dementia in CommonParlance
- definition mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
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dementia praecox in CommonParlance
- definition any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
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demerara in CommonParlance
- definition a light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana
- definition dark rum from Guyana
- definition light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana
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demerara rum in CommonParlance
- definition dark rum from Guyana
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demerara sugar in CommonParlance
- definition light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana
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demerit in CommonParlance
- definition a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces
- definition the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
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demesne in CommonParlance
- definition extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use
- definition territory over which rule or control is exercised
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demi-bastion in CommonParlance
- definition in military architecture, a bastion constructed of one face, and one flank.
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demi-glace in CommonParlance
- definition sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry
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demi-glaze in CommonParlance
- definition sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry
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demiglace in CommonParlance
- definition sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry
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demigod in CommonParlance
- definition a person with great powers and abilities
- definition a person who is part mortal and part god
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demijohn in CommonParlance
- definition large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork
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demilitarise in CommonParlance
- definition do away with the military organization and potential of
- definition remove offensive capability from
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demilitarize in CommonParlance
- definition do away with the military organization and potential of
- definition remove offensive capability from
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demilitarized zone in CommonParlance
- definition a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
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demimondaine in CommonParlance
- definition a female prostitute
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demimonde in CommonParlance
- definition a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior
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demineralisation in CommonParlance
- definition abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)
- definition the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)
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demineralise in CommonParlance
- definition remove the minerals or salts from
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demineralization in CommonParlance
- definition abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)
- definition the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)
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demineralize in CommonParlance
- definition remove the minerals or salts from