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
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Terms in this context
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atrioventricular in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart
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atrioventricular block in CommonParlance
- definition recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
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atrioventricular bundle in CommonParlance
- definition a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract
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atrioventricular nodal rhythm in CommonParlance
- definition the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node
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atrioventricular node in CommonParlance
- definition a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal wall of the right atrium; receives impulses from the sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular bundle
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atrioventricular trunk in CommonParlance
- definition a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract
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atrioventricular valve in CommonParlance
- definition either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium
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atrip in CommonParlance
- definition (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
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atrium in CommonParlance
- definition any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
- definition the central area in a building; open to the sky
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atrium cordis in CommonParlance
- definition the upper chamber of each half of the heart
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atrium dextrum in CommonParlance
- definition the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus
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atrium of the heart in CommonParlance
- definition the upper chamber of each half of the heart
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atrium sinistrum in CommonParlance
- definition the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
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atrocious in CommonParlance
- definition shockingly brutal or cruel
- definition exceptionally bad or displeasing
- definition provoking horror
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atrociously in CommonParlance
- definition in a terrible manner
- definition to an extravagant or immoderate degree
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atrociousness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
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atrocity in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
- definition an act of atrocious cruelty
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atrophedema in CommonParlance
- definition recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
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atrophic in CommonParlance
- definition relating to or characterized by atrophy
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atrophic arthritis in CommonParlance
- definition a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint
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atrophied in CommonParlance
- definition (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
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atrophy in CommonParlance
- definition a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
- definition any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
- definition undergo atrophy
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atropine in CommonParlance
- definition a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides
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attach in CommonParlance
- definition cause to be attached
- definition be attached; be in contact with
- definition become attached
- definition create social or emotional ties
- definition take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
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attach to in CommonParlance
- definition be present or associated with an event or entity
- definition be part of