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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al dente in CommonParlance
- definition of pasta cooked so as to be firm when eaten
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ala in CommonParlance
- definition a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
- definition a wing of an insect
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alabaster in CommonParlance
- definition of or resembling alabaster
- definition a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving
- definition a hard compact kind of calcite
- definition a very light white
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alabastrine in CommonParlance
- definition of or resembling alabaster
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alacritous in CommonParlance
- definition quick and eager
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alacrity in CommonParlance
- definition liveliness and eagerness
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alalia in CommonParlance
- definition paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak
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alanine in CommonParlance
- definition a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
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alar in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the axil
- definition having or resembling wings
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alarm in CommonParlance
- definition fear resulting from the awareness of danger
- definition a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- definition an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- definition a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
- definition fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
- definition warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
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alarm bell in CommonParlance
- definition the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
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alarm clock in CommonParlance
- definition a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
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alarm system in CommonParlance
- definition a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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alarmed in CommonParlance
- definition experiencing a sudden sense of danger
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alarming in CommonParlance
- definition frightening because of an awareness of danger
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alarmingly in CommonParlance
- definition in an alarming manner
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alarmism in CommonParlance
- definition needless warnings
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alarmist in CommonParlance
- definition a person who alarms others needlessly
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alarum in CommonParlance
- definition an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
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alary in CommonParlance
- definition having or resembling wings
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alas in CommonParlance
- definition by bad luck
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alastrim in CommonParlance
- definition a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
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alate in CommonParlance
- definition (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
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alated in CommonParlance
- definition (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
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alb in CommonParlance
- definition a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests