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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arranger in CommonParlance
- definition a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise
- definition a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
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arranging in CommonParlance
- definition the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
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arrant in CommonParlance
- definition without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
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arras in CommonParlance
- definition a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric often with pictorial designs
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array in CommonParlance
- definition an orderly arrangement
- definition an impressive display
- definition especially fine or decorative clothing
- definition an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
- definition lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- definition align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
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arrayed in CommonParlance
- definition in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
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arrears in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being behind in payments
- definition an unpaid overdue debt
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arrest in CommonParlance
- definition the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- definition the state of inactivity following an interruption
- definition take into custody
- definition hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- definition attract and fix
- definition cause to come to an abrupt stop
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arrest warrant in CommonParlance
- definition a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
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arrested development in CommonParlance
- definition an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
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arrester in CommonParlance
- definition a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
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arrester hook in CommonParlance
- definition a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
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arresting in CommonParlance
- definition commanding attention
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arrhythmia in CommonParlance
- definition an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
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arrhythmic in CommonParlance
- definition lacking a steady rhythm
- definition without regard for rhythm
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arrhythmical in CommonParlance
- definition without regard for rhythm
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arriere pensee in CommonParlance
- definition an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
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arrival in CommonParlance
- definition accomplishment of an objective
- definition the act of arriving at a certain place
- definition someone who arrives (or has arrived)
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arrival gate in CommonParlance
- definition gate where passengers disembark
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arrival time in CommonParlance
- definition the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination
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arrive in CommonParlance
- definition reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- definition succeed in a big way; get to the top
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arrive at in CommonParlance
- definition reach a destination, either real or abstract
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arrivederci in CommonParlance
- definition a farewell remark
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arriver in CommonParlance
- definition someone who arrives (or has arrived)
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arriviste in CommonParlance
- definition a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class