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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Belgian franc in CommonParlance
- definition formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium
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Belgian griffon in CommonParlance
- definition breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle
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Belgian hare in CommonParlance
- definition red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare
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Belgian sheepdog in CommonParlance
- definition hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
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Belgian shepherd in CommonParlance
- definition hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep
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Belgian waffle in CommonParlance
- definition thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce
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Belize dollar in CommonParlance
- definition the basic unit of money in Belize
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Belle Isle cress in CommonParlance
- definition of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
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Bellis perennis in CommonParlance
- definition low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers
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Belmont Stakes in CommonParlance
- definition an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York
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Belorussian in CommonParlance
- definition a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia
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Bemisia tabaci in CommonParlance
- definition a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
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Benadryl in CommonParlance
- definition antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness
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Benday process in CommonParlance
- definition a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image
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Bendopa in CommonParlance
- definition the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease
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Benedictine in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works
- definition of or relating to the Benedictines
- definition a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
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Benedictine order in CommonParlance
- definition a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
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Benelux in CommonParlance
- definition a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg
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Benford's law in CommonParlance
- definition a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers
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Bengal bean in CommonParlance
- definition the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing
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Bengal kino in CommonParlance
- definition dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent
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Bengal light in CommonParlance
- definition a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework
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Bengal rose in CommonParlance
- definition shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses
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Bengal tiger in CommonParlance
- definition southern short-haired tiger
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Bengali in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people
- definition (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
- definition an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
- definition a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal