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
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Terms in this context
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affectionateness in CommonParlance
- definition a positive feeling of liking
- definition a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
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affective in CommonParlance
- definition characterized by emotion
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affective disorder in CommonParlance
- definition any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
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affenpinscher in CommonParlance
- definition European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle
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afferent in CommonParlance
- definition of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
- definition a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
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afferent fiber in CommonParlance
- definition a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system
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afferent nerve in CommonParlance
- definition a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
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afferent neuron in CommonParlance
- definition a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
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affiance in CommonParlance
- definition give to in marriage
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affiant in CommonParlance
- definition a person who makes an affidavit
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affidavit in CommonParlance
- definition written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
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affiliate in CommonParlance
- definition a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
- definition a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
- definition keep company with; hang out with
- definition join in an affiliation
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affiliated in CommonParlance
- definition being joined in close association
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affiliation in CommonParlance
- definition a social or business relationship
- definition the act of becoming formally connected or joined
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affinal in CommonParlance
- definition (anthropology) related by marriage
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affine in CommonParlance
- definition (mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations
- definition (anthropology) related by marriage
- definition (anthropology) kin by marriage
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affine geometry in CommonParlance
- definition the geometry of affine transformations
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affine transformation in CommonParlance
- definition (mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis
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affined in CommonParlance
- definition closely related
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affinity in CommonParlance
- definition (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody
- definition (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship
- definition (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
- definition a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
- definition the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
- definition inherent resemblance between persons or things
- definition a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
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affirm in CommonParlance
- definition establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- definition to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- definition say yes to
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affirmable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being affirmed or asserted
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affirmation in CommonParlance
- definition a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
- definition the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
- definition (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
- definition a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
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affirmative in CommonParlance
- definition affirming or giving assent
- definition expecting the best
- definition expressing or manifesting praise or approval
- definition a reply of affirmation
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affirmative action in CommonParlance
- definition a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities