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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auriscope in CommonParlance
- definition medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
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aurochs in CommonParlance
- definition European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
- definition large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
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aurora in CommonParlance
- definition the first light of day
- definition an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
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aurora australis in CommonParlance
- definition the aurora of the Southern Hemisphere
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aurora borealis in CommonParlance
- definition the aurora of the Northern Hemisphere
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auroral in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
- definition characteristic of the dawn
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aurorean in CommonParlance
- definition characteristic of the dawn
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auroscope in CommonParlance
- definition medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
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aurous in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or containing or derived from gold
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auscultate in CommonParlance
- definition examine by auscultation
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auscultation in CommonParlance
- definition listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
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auscultatory in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to auscultation
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auspex in CommonParlance
- definition (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
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auspicate in CommonParlance
- definition indicate, as with a sign or an omen
- definition commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
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auspice in CommonParlance
- definition a favorable omen
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auspices in CommonParlance
- definition kindly endorsement and guidance
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auspicious in CommonParlance
- definition auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
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auspiciously in CommonParlance
- definition in an auspicious manner
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auspiciousness in CommonParlance
- definition the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
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austenite in CommonParlance
- definition a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; cools to form pearlite or martensite
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austenitic in CommonParlance
- definition composed of austenite
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austenitic manganese steel in CommonParlance
- definition a steel with a relatively large component (10-14%) of manganese; highly resistant to wear and shock
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austenitic steel in CommonParlance
- definition steel that has enough nickel and chromium or manganese to retain austenite at atmospheric temperatures
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austere in CommonParlance
- definition severely simple
- definition of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
- definition practicing great self-denial
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austerely in CommonParlance
- definition in an austere fashion