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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demur in CommonParlance
- definition (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
- definition object to
- definition enter a demurrer
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demure in CommonParlance
- definition affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
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demurely in CommonParlance
- definition in a demure manner
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demureness in CommonParlance
- definition the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum
- definition the affectation of being demure in a provocative way
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demurrage in CommonParlance
- definition a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
- definition detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
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demurral in CommonParlance
- definition (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
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demurrer in CommonParlance
- definition (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
- definition (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
- definition a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them
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demyelinate in CommonParlance
- definition destroy the myelin sheath of
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demyelination in CommonParlance
- definition loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
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demystify in CommonParlance
- definition make less mysterious or remove the mystery from
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demythologisation in CommonParlance
- definition the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
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demythologise in CommonParlance
- definition remove the mythical element from (writings)
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demythologised in CommonParlance
- definition having mythical elements removed
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demythologization in CommonParlance
- definition the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
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demythologize in CommonParlance
- definition remove the mythical element from (writings)
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demythologized in CommonParlance
- definition having mythical elements removed
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den in CommonParlance
- definition the habitation of wild animals
- definition a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
- definition a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
- definition a room that is comfortable and secluded
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den mother in CommonParlance
- definition someone who plays the role of a den mother
- definition a woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts
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denary in CommonParlance
- definition containing ten or ten parts
- definition numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten
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denationalisation in CommonParlance
- definition changing something from state to private ownership or control
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denationalise in CommonParlance
- definition put under private control or ownership
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denationalization in CommonParlance
- definition changing something from state to private ownership or control
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denationalize in CommonParlance
- definition put under private control or ownership
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denaturalise in CommonParlance
- definition make less natural or unnatural
- definition strip of the rights and duties of citizenship
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denaturalize in CommonParlance
- definition make less natural or unnatural
- definition strip of the rights and duties of citizenship