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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banana split in CommonParlance
- definition a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream
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banana tree in CommonParlance
- definition any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
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banausic in CommonParlance
- definition (formal) ordinary and not refined
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band in CommonParlance
- definition an unofficial association of people or groups
- definition instrumentalists not including string players
- definition a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
- definition an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
- definition a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
- definition a range of frequencies between two limits
- definition a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
- definition a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
- definition jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
- definition a driving belt in machinery
- definition a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
- definition a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- definition a restraint put around something to hold it together
- definition bind or tie together, as with a band
- definition attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
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band aid in CommonParlance
- definition hurried repair
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band oneself in CommonParlance
- definition attach oneself to a group
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band player in CommonParlance
- definition a player in a band (especially a military band)
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band saw in CommonParlance
- definition an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels
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band together in CommonParlance
- definition form a group or unite
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band-tail pigeon in CommonParlance
- definition wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
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band-tailed pigeon in CommonParlance
- definition wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
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bandage in CommonParlance
- definition a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
- definition wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
- definition dress by covering or binding
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bandaged in CommonParlance
- definition covered or wrapped with a bandage
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bandaging in CommonParlance
- definition the act of applying a bandage
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bandana in CommonParlance
- definition large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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bandanna in CommonParlance
- definition large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
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bandbox in CommonParlance
- definition a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats)
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bandeau in CommonParlance
- definition an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
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banded in CommonParlance
- definition identified with a band especially around a leg
- definition marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture
- definition characterized by a band of especially white around the body
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banded adder in CommonParlance
- definition sluggish krait banded with black and yellow
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banded anteater in CommonParlance
- definition small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
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banded gecko in CommonParlance
- definition any of several geckos with dark bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and Florida Gulf Coast
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banded krait in CommonParlance
- definition sluggish krait banded with black and yellow
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banded palm civet in CommonParlance
- definition an East Indian civet
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banded purple in CommonParlance
- definition North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band