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
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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ahead of time in CommonParlance
- definition before the usual time or the time expected
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ahem in CommonParlance
- definition the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
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ahimsa in CommonParlance
- definition a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence
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ahistorical in CommonParlance
- definition unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition
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ahorse in CommonParlance
- definition traveling on horseback
- definition on the back of a horse
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ahorseback in CommonParlance
- definition traveling on horseback
- definition on the back of a horse
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ai in CommonParlance
- definition a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot
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aid in CommonParlance
- definition a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
- definition the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- definition gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
- definition the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- definition give help or assistance; be of service
- definition improve the condition of
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aid station in CommonParlance
- definition (military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded
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aide in CommonParlance
- definition an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
- definition someone who acts as assistant
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aide-de-camp in CommonParlance
- definition an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
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aide-memoire in CommonParlance
- definition a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications)
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aided in CommonParlance
- definition having help; often used as a combining form
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aiglet in CommonParlance
- definition metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon
- definition ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
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aigret in CommonParlance
- definition a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
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aigrette in CommonParlance
- definition a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
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aigu in CommonParlance
- definition a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
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aiguillette in CommonParlance
- definition ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
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aikido in CommonParlance
- definition a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo
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ail in CommonParlance
- definition aromatic bulb used as seasoning
- definition be ill or unwell
- definition cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
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ailanthus in CommonParlance
- definition any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus
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ailanthus silkworm in CommonParlance
- definition large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
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aileron in CommonParlance
- definition an airfoil that controls lateral motion
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ailing in CommonParlance
- definition somewhat ill or prone to illness
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ailment in CommonParlance
- definition an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining