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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401-k plan in CommonParlance
- definition a retirement savings plan that is funded by employee contributions and (often) matching contributions from the employer; contributions are made from your salary before taxes and the funds grow tax-free until they are withdrawn, at which point they can be converted into an IRA; funds can be transferred if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself
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440 yards in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile
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4WD in CommonParlance
- definition a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system
- definition a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle
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4th in CommonParlance
- definition coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
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4to in CommonParlance
- definition the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
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5-hitter in CommonParlance
- definition a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits
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5-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase in CommonParlance
- definition a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol
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5-hydroxytryptamine in CommonParlance
- definition a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
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5-membered in CommonParlance
- definition of a chemical compound having a ring with five members
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6-membered in CommonParlance
- definition of a chemical compound having a ring with six members
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60 minutes in CommonParlance
- definition a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
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7-membered in CommonParlance
- definition of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members
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8-membered in CommonParlance
- definition of a chemical compound having a ring with eight members
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880 yards in CommonParlance
- definition a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile
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8vo in CommonParlance
- definition the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
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9-membered in CommonParlance
- definition of a chemical compound having a ring with nine members
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A in CommonParlance
- definition a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
- definition any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes
- definition nucleotide derived from adenine with a deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate group
- definition (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
- definition the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- definition the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
- definition the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
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A battery in CommonParlance
- definition the battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube
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A level in CommonParlance
- definition the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level)
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A'man in CommonParlance
- definition the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet
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A-bomb in CommonParlance
- definition a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
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A-line in CommonParlance
- definition women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline
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A-list in CommonParlance
- definition a list of names of specially favored people
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A-one in CommonParlance
- definition of the highest quality
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A-scan ultrasonography in CommonParlance
- definition the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball