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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Braxton-Hicks contraction in CommonParlance
- definition painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
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Brazilian in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil
- definition a native or inhabitant of Brazil
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Brazilian guava in CommonParlance
- definition South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava
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Brazilian monetary unit in CommonParlance
- definition monetary unit in Brazil
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Brazilian pepper tree in CommonParlance
- definition small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil
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Brazilian potato tree in CommonParlance
- definition South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato
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Brazilian rosewood in CommonParlance
- definition an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
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Brazilian trumpeter in CommonParlance
- definition trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil
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Bren in CommonParlance
- definition a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
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Bren gun in CommonParlance
- definition a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II
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Breton in CommonParlance
- definition a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
- definition a Celtic language of Brittany
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Breton language in CommonParlance
- definition a Celtic language of Brittany
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Brevibloc in CommonParlance
- definition intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias
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Brevoortia tyrannis in CommonParlance
- definition shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer
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Brewer's mountain heather in CommonParlance
- definition semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
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Brewer's spruce in CommonParlance
- definition medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches
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Brie in CommonParlance
- definition soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
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Bright's disease in CommonParlance
- definition an inflammation of the kidney
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Brinell number in CommonParlance
- definition measure of the hardness of a material
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Brioschi in CommonParlance
- definition an antacid with an Italian lemon taste
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Bris in CommonParlance
- definition the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
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Brisbane quandong in CommonParlance
- definition Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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Briss in CommonParlance
- definition the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
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Brit in CommonParlance
- definition a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
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Britannia metal in CommonParlance
- definition an alloy similar to pewter