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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adulteration in CommonParlance
- definition being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
- definition the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
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adulterator in CommonParlance
- definition any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
- definition a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
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adulterer in CommonParlance
- definition someone who commits adultery or fornication
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adulteress in CommonParlance
- definition a woman adulterer
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adulterine in CommonParlance
- definition conceived in adultery
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adulterous in CommonParlance
- definition characterized by adultery
- definition not faithful to a spouse or lover
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adulterously in CommonParlance
- definition in an adulterous manner
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adulterousness in CommonParlance
- definition The quality of being adulterous, involving sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.
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adultery in CommonParlance
- definition extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
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adulthood in CommonParlance
- definition the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
- definition the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
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adulting in CommonParlance
- definition acting like an adult
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adumbrate in CommonParlance
- definition describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
- definition give to understand
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adumbration in CommonParlance
- definition the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- definition a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
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adumbrative in CommonParlance
- definition indistinctly prophetic
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adust in CommonParlance
- definition dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
- definition burned brown by the sun
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advance in CommonParlance
- definition being ahead of time or need
- definition situated ahead or going before
- definition a movement forward
- definition a change for the better; progress in development
- definition a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- definition the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- definition an amount paid before it is earned
- definition increase in price or value
- definition move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- definition bring forward for consideration or acceptance
- definition contribute to the progress or growth of
- definition cause to move forward
- definition obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- definition develop in a positive way
- definition develop further
- definition give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- definition pay in advance
- definition move forward
- definition rise in rate or price
- definition increase or raise
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advance death benefit in CommonParlance
- definition a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)
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advanced in CommonParlance
- definition farther along in physical or mental development
- definition comparatively late in a course of development
- definition ahead of the times
- definition at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
- definition ahead in development; complex or intricate
- definition far along in time
- definition (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
- definition situated ahead or going before
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advancement in CommonParlance
- definition encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
- definition the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- definition gradual improvement or growth or development
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advancer in CommonParlance
- definition someone who advances
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advancing in CommonParlance
- definition moving forward
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advantage in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
- definition (tennis) first point scored after deuce
- definition benefit resulting from some event or action
- definition give an advantage to
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advantageous in CommonParlance
- definition giving an advantage
- definition appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
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advantageously in CommonParlance
- definition in a manner affording benefit or advantage
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advantageousness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome