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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athleticism in CommonParlance
- definition intense energy
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athletics in CommonParlance
- definition an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- definition a contest between athletes
- definition participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
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athodyd in CommonParlance
- definition a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed
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athwart in CommonParlance
- definition at right angles to the center line of a ship
- definition at an oblique angle
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atilt in CommonParlance
- definition departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
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atlas in CommonParlance
- definition a collection of maps in book form
- definition the 1st cervical vertebra
- definition a figure of a man used as a supporting column
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atlas moth in CommonParlance
- definition giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
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atlas vertebra in CommonParlance
- definition the 1st cervical vertebra
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atm in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
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atmometer in CommonParlance
- definition an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water
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atmoradiograph in CommonParlance
- definition a device which measures the frequency of occurrence of atmospherics.
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atmosphere in CommonParlance
- definition a particular environment or surrounding influence
- definition a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- definition the mass of air surrounding the Earth
- definition the weather or climate at some place
- definition the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
- definition a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
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atmospheric in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or located in the atmosphere
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atmospheric condition in CommonParlance
- definition the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
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atmospheric electricity in CommonParlance
- definition electrical discharges in the atmosphere
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atmospheric phenomenon in CommonParlance
- definition a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
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atmospheric pressure in CommonParlance
- definition the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
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atmospheric state in CommonParlance
- definition the weather or climate at some place
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atmospheric static in CommonParlance
- definition a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
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atmospherical in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or located in the atmosphere
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atmospherics in CommonParlance
- definition a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
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atole in CommonParlance
- definition eaten as mush or as a thin gruel
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atoll in CommonParlance
- definition an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
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atom in CommonParlance
- definition (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
- definition (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
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atom bomb in CommonParlance
- definition a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)