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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devotion in CommonParlance
- definition feelings of ardent love
- definition commitment to some purpose
- definition religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
- definition (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
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devotional in CommonParlance
- definition relating to worship
- definition a short religious service
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devour in CommonParlance
- definition to consume
- definition enjoy avidly
- definition eat up completely, as with great appetite
- definition eat greedily
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devourer in CommonParlance
- definition someone who eats greedily or voraciously
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devouring in CommonParlance
- definition (often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous
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devout in CommonParlance
- definition deeply religious
- definition sincerely earnest
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devoutly in CommonParlance
- definition in a devout and pious manner
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devoutness in CommonParlance
- definition piety by virtue of being devout
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dew in CommonParlance
- definition water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
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dew point in CommonParlance
- definition the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
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dew worm in CommonParlance
- definition terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
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dewberry in CommonParlance
- definition any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America
- definition blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry bushes
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dewberry bush in CommonParlance
- definition any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America
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dewdrop in CommonParlance
- definition a drop of dew
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dewiness in CommonParlance
- definition The state or property of being covered by dew, or bearing droplets of water.
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dewlap in CommonParlance
- definition a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
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dewy in CommonParlance
- definition wet with dew
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dewy-eyed in CommonParlance
- definition exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
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dexamethasone in CommonParlance
- definition a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
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dexter in CommonParlance
- definition on or starting from the wearer's right
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dexterity in CommonParlance
- definition adroitness in using the hands
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dexterous in CommonParlance
- definition skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
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dexterously in CommonParlance
- definition with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
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dextral in CommonParlance
- definition of or on the right
- definition preferring to use right foot or hand or eye
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dextrality in CommonParlance
- definition preference for using the right hand