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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aphid lion in CommonParlance
- definition carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
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aphis lion in CommonParlance
- definition carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
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aphonia in CommonParlance
- definition a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice
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aphonic in CommonParlance
- definition being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
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aphorise in CommonParlance
- definition speak or write in aphorisms
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aphorism in CommonParlance
- definition a short pithy instructive saying
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aphorist in CommonParlance
- definition someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms
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aphoristic in CommonParlance
- definition containing aphorisms or maxims
- definition terse and witty and like a maxim
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aphorize in CommonParlance
- definition speak or write in aphorisms
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aphotic in CommonParlance
- definition lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight
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aphrodisia in CommonParlance
- definition a desire for heterosexual intimacy
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aphrodisiac in CommonParlance
- definition stimulating sexual desire
- definition a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
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aphrodisiacal in CommonParlance
- definition stimulating sexual desire
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aphthous ulcer in CommonParlance
- definition a blister on the mucous membranes of the lips or mouth or gastrointestinal tract
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aphyllous in CommonParlance
- definition devoid of leaves
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apian in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or having the characteristics of bees
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apiarian in CommonParlance
- definition relating to bees or beekeeping
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apiarist in CommonParlance
- definition a farmer who keeps bees for their honey
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apiary in CommonParlance
- definition a shed containing a number of beehives
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apical in CommonParlance
- definition situated at an apex
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apical placentation in CommonParlance
- definition where one or few ovules develop at the top of a simple or compound ovary
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apicalization in CommonParlance
- definition (phonetics) An articulatory feature of phones, usually consonants, produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
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apiculate in CommonParlance
- definition (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
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apicultural in CommonParlance
- definition relating to the care and breeding of bees
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apiculture in CommonParlance
- definition the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey