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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approximative in CommonParlance
- definition not quite exact or correct
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appurtenance in CommonParlance
- definition equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- definition a supplementary component that improves capability
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appurtenant in CommonParlance
- definition furnishing added support
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apractic in CommonParlance
- definition having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder
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apraxia in CommonParlance
- definition inability to make purposeful movements
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apraxic in CommonParlance
- definition having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder
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apricot in CommonParlance
- definition Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach
- definition downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
- definition a shade of pink tinged with yellow
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apricot bar in CommonParlance
- definition fruit bar containing apricot jam
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apricot liqueur in CommonParlance
- definition any of a variety of sweet alcoholic drinks made from apricots.
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apricot sauce in CommonParlance
- definition for Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutney
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apricot tree in CommonParlance
- definition Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach
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apriorism in CommonParlance
- definition belief in a priori principles or reasoning; specifically : the doctrine that knowledge rests upon principles that are self-evident to reason or are presupposed by experience in general.
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apron in CommonParlance
- definition a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
- definition (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green
- definition the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
- definition a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used
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apron string in CommonParlance
- definition (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist
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apropos in CommonParlance
- definition of an appropriate or pertinent nature
- definition at an opportune time
- definition introducing a different topic
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apse in CommonParlance
- definition a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
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apsidal in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to an apse
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apsis in CommonParlance
- definition a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
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apt in CommonParlance
- definition (usually followed by ‘to’) naturally disposed toward
- definition at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant
- definition mentally quick and resourceful
- definition being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
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apteral in CommonParlance
- definition having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides
- definition (of insects) without wings
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apterous in CommonParlance
- definition (of insects) without wings
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apteryx in CommonParlance
- definition nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
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aptitude in CommonParlance
- definition inherent ability
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aptitudinal in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to aptitudes
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aptly in CommonParlance
- definition with competence; in a competent capable manner