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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arduously in CommonParlance
- definition in an arduous manner
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arduousness in CommonParlance
- definition extreme effortfulness
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are in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
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area in CommonParlance
- definition a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- definition a subject of study
- definition a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
- definition a particular environment or walk of life
- definition a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
- definition the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
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area 17 of Brodmann in CommonParlance
- definition the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision
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area bombing in CommonParlance
- definition an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target
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area code in CommonParlance
- definition a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada
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area of cardiac dullness in CommonParlance
- definition a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs
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area studies in CommonParlance
- definition an interdisciplinary field of research and scholarship pertaining to a particular geographical, national/federal, or cultural region.
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area unit in CommonParlance
- definition a system of units used to measure areas
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areal in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or involving an area
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areaway in CommonParlance
- definition a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement
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areca in CommonParlance
- definition any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts
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areca nut in CommonParlance
- definition seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
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areflexia in CommonParlance
- definition absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage
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arena in CommonParlance
- definition a particular environment or walk of life
- definition the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand
- definition a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
- definition a playing field where sports events take place
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arena theater in CommonParlance
- definition a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage
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arenaceous in CommonParlance
- definition resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas
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arenaceous rock in CommonParlance
- definition a sedimentary rock composed of sand
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arenavirus in CommonParlance
- definition animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae
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arenicolous in CommonParlance
- definition growing or living or burrowing in sand
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areola in CommonParlance
- definition small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
- definition small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
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areolar in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or like or divided into areolae
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areolar tissue in CommonParlance
- definition fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net
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areolate in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or like or divided into areolae