CommonParlance
Seed
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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American sycamore in CommonParlance
- definition very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
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American toad in CommonParlance
- definition common toad of America
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American turkey oak in CommonParlance
- definition small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
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American twinflower in CommonParlance
- definition similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia
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American wall fern in CommonParlance
- definition chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia
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American water ouzel in CommonParlance
- definition a water ouzel of western North America
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American water shrew in CommonParlance
- definition water shrew of North America
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American water spaniel in CommonParlance
- definition breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat
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American watercress in CommonParlance
- definition mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States
- definition of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
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American white birch in CommonParlance
- definition small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
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American white oak in CommonParlance
- definition large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood
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American white pine in CommonParlance
- definition tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree
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American widgeon in CommonParlance
- definition a widgeon the male of which has a white crown
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American wisteria in CommonParlance
- definition an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers
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American woodcock in CommonParlance
- definition small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird
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American wormseed in CommonParlance
- definition rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
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American-Indian language in CommonParlance
- definition any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
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Americana in CommonParlance
- definition any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America
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Americanisation in CommonParlance
- definition assimilation into American culture
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Americanise in CommonParlance
- definition make American in character
- definition become American in character
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Americanism in CommonParlance
- definition loyalty to the United States and its institutions
- definition an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans
- definition a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens
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Americanization in CommonParlance
- definition assimilation into American culture
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Americanize in CommonParlance
- definition make American in character
- definition become American in character
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Americanness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality or characteristic of being American.
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Amerind in CommonParlance
- definition of or pertaining to Native Americans or their culture or languages
- definition any of the languages spoken by Amerindians