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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amount of money in CommonParlance
- definition a quantity of money
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amour in CommonParlance
- definition a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
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amour propre in CommonParlance
- definition feelings of excessive pride
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amoxicillin in CommonParlance
- definition an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections
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amp in CommonParlance
- definition the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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amperage in CommonParlance
- definition the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes
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ampere in CommonParlance
- definition a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)
- definition the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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ampere-hour in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs
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ampere-minute in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs
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ampere-second in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
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ampere-turn in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts
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ampersand in CommonParlance
- definition a punctuation mark (‘&’) used to represent conjunction (and)
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amphetamine in CommonParlance
- definition a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
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amphetamine sulfate in CommonParlance
- definition a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system
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amphetamine sulphate in CommonParlance
- definition a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system
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amphibian in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
- definition a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
- definition an airplane designed to take off and land on water
- definition cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
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amphibian family in CommonParlance
- definition any family of amphibians
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amphibian genus in CommonParlance
- definition any genus of amphibians
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amphibiotic in CommonParlance
- definition having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form
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amphibious in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
- definition operating or living on land and in water
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amphibious aircraft in CommonParlance
- definition an airplane designed to take off and land on water
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amphibious assault in CommonParlance
- definition an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
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amphibious demonstration in CommonParlance
- definition an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading them into a course of action unfavorable to them
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amphibious landing in CommonParlance
- definition a military action of coordinated land, sea, and air forces organized for an invasion
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amphibious operation in CommonParlance
- definition a military operation by both land and sea forces