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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apparent horizon in CommonParlance
- definition the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
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apparent motion in CommonParlance
- definition an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
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apparent movement in CommonParlance
- definition an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
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apparently in CommonParlance
- definition from appearances alone
- definition unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
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apparentness in CommonParlance
- definition the property of being apparent
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apparition in CommonParlance
- definition a ghostly appearing figure
- definition the appearance of a ghostlike figure
- definition something existing in perception only
- definition an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
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apparitional in CommonParlance
- definition resembling or characteristic of a phantom
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appeal in CommonParlance
- definition earnest or urgent request
- definition attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- definition (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
- definition request for a sum of money
- definition take a court case to a higher court for review
- definition request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
- definition be attractive to
- definition challenge (a decision)
- definition cite as an authority; resort to
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appeal board in CommonParlance
- definition a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
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appealable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal
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appealing in CommonParlance
- definition able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
- definition (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
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appealingly in CommonParlance
- definition in an appealing manner
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appealingness in CommonParlance
- definition attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
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appeals board in CommonParlance
- definition a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
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appeals court in CommonParlance
- definition a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
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appear in CommonParlance
- definition give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
- definition come into sight or view
- definition be issued or published
- definition (of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent
- definition come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
- definition appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
- definition present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
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appearance in CommonParlance
- definition outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
- definition the event of coming into sight
- definition formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
- definition a mental representation
- definition the act of appearing in public view
- definition pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
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appearing in CommonParlance
- definition formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
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appeasable in CommonParlance
- definition capable of being pacified
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appease in CommonParlance
- definition cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- definition overcome or allay
- definition make peace with
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appeasement in CommonParlance
- definition the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
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appeaser in CommonParlance
- definition someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands
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appeasing in CommonParlance
- definition intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
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appellant in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
- definition the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
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appellate in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)