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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Amoy in CommonParlance
- definition any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
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Amoy language in CommonParlance
- definition any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
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Amphicarpa bracteata in CommonParlance
- definition vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
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Amphicarpaea bracteata in CommonParlance
- definition vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
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Amphiprion percula in CommonParlance
- definition an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion
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Amsinckia grandiflora in CommonParlance
- definition annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species
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Amsinckia intermedia in CommonParlance
- definition annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers
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Amsler grid in CommonParlance
- definition a pattern of small boxes that is used for self-monitoring by patients who have age-related macular degeneration
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Amsonia tabernaemontana in CommonParlance
- definition subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes
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Amur privet in CommonParlance
- definition eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage
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Amygdalus communis in CommonParlance
- definition small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
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Amygdalus communis amara in CommonParlance
- definition almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes
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Amytal in CommonParlance
- definition the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
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Anabaptism in CommonParlance
- definition a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state
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Anabaptist in CommonParlance
- definition adherent of Anabaptism
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Anabaptist denomination in CommonParlance
- definition a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers
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Anabas testudineus in CommonParlance
- definition a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land
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Anabrus simplex in CommonParlance
- definition large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States
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Anacardium occidentale in CommonParlance
- definition tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
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Anacin III in CommonParlance
- definition an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
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Anacyclus pyrethrum in CommonParlance
- definition a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache
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Anadenanthera colubrina in CommonParlance
- definition Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia
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Anagallis arvensis in CommonParlance
- definition herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather
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Anagallis tenella in CommonParlance
- definition small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers
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Anagasta kuehniella in CommonParlance
- definition small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour