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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antiacid in CommonParlance
- definition an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)
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antiadrenergic in CommonParlance
- definition relating to blocking or reducing adrenergic effects in the body
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antiaircraft in CommonParlance
- definition designed for defense from a surface position against air attack
- definition artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
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antiaircraft fire in CommonParlance
- definition firing at enemy aircraft
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antiaircraft gun in CommonParlance
- definition artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
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antialiasing in CommonParlance
- definition (computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother
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antianxiety agent in CommonParlance
- definition a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
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antianxiety drug in CommonParlance
- definition a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
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antiapartheid in CommonParlance
- definition opposing the policy of apartheid in South Africa
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antiarrhythmic in CommonParlance
- definition a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
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antiarrhythmic drug in CommonParlance
- definition a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
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antiarrhythmic medication in CommonParlance
- definition a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
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antiauthoritarian in CommonParlance
- definition opposed to authoritarianism
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antibacterial in CommonParlance
- definition destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth
- definition any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
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antibacterial drug in CommonParlance
- definition any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
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antiballistic missile in CommonParlance
- definition a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles
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antibaryon in CommonParlance
- definition the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1
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antiberiberi factor in CommonParlance
- definition a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth
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antibiosis in CommonParlance
- definition an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another
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antibiotic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to antibiotic drugs
- definition a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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antibiotic drug in CommonParlance
- definition a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
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antiblack in CommonParlance
- definition discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion
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antibody in CommonParlance
- definition any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response
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antic in CommonParlance
- definition ludicrously odd
- definition a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
- definition act as or like a clown
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anticancer in CommonParlance
- definition used in the treatment of cancer