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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bifocal in CommonParlance
- definition having two foci
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bifocals in CommonParlance
- definition (plural) eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision
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bifoliate in CommonParlance
- definition having two leaves
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biform in CommonParlance
- definition having or combining two forms
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bifurcate in CommonParlance
- definition resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
- definition split or divide into two
- definition divide into two branches
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bifurcated in CommonParlance
- definition divided into or made up of two parts
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bifurcation in CommonParlance
- definition a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
- definition the place where something divides into two branches
- definition the act of splitting into two branches
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big in CommonParlance
- definition above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- definition significant
- definition serious or severe
- definition loud and firm
- definition conspicuous in position or importance
- definition prodigious
- definition exhibiting self-importance
- definition feeling self-importance
- definition (of animals) fully developed
- definition marked by intense physical force
- definition generous and understanding and tolerant
- definition given or giving freely
- definition in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- definition extremely well
- definition in a boastful manner
- definition on a grand scale
- definition in a major way
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big H in CommonParlance
- definition street names for heroin
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big band in CommonParlance
- definition a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians
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big bang in CommonParlance
- definition (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe
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big bang theory in CommonParlance
- definition (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at extremely high density and temperature
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big bedbug in CommonParlance
- definition large bloodsucking bug
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big board in CommonParlance
- definition the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange
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big brother in CommonParlance
- definition an older brother
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big brown bat in CommonParlance
- definition rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed
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big bucks in CommonParlance
- definition a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
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big business in CommonParlance
- definition commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies
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big businessman in CommonParlance
- definition a very wealthy or powerful businessman
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big businesswoman in CommonParlance
- definition a very wealthy or powerful businesswoman
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big cat in CommonParlance
- definition any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
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big cheese in CommonParlance
- definition an important influential person
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big deal in CommonParlance
- definition an important influential person
- definition anything of great importance or consequence
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big dipper in CommonParlance
- definition elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
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big enchilada in CommonParlance
- definition an important influential person