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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Araucaria heterophylla in CommonParlance
- definition evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific
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Araujia sericofera in CommonParlance
- definition robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn
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Arava in CommonParlance
- definition an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium
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Arawak in CommonParlance
- definition a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
- definition a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
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Arawakan in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak
- definition a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
- definition a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America
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Arbor Day in CommonParlance
- definition a day designated for planting trees
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Arbutus menziesii in CommonParlance
- definition evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning
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Arbutus unedo in CommonParlance
- definition small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor
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Arcadian in CommonParlance
- definition an inhabitant of Arcadia
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Arcadic in CommonParlance
- definition the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians
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Arcadic dialect in CommonParlance
- definition the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians
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Arcado-Cyprians in CommonParlance
- definition the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea
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Arceuthobium pusillum in CommonParlance
- definition small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees
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Archaeopteryx lithographica in CommonParlance
- definition extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
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Archer in CommonParlance
- definition (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius
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Archidiskidon imperator in CommonParlance
- definition largest known mammoth; of America
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Archilochus colubris in CommonParlance
- definition a kind of hummingbird
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Archimedean drill in CommonParlance
- definition a small spiral type hand drill, similar to a pin vice, used for pilot holes and small precise holes for miniatures and crafts.
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Archimedes' principle in CommonParlance
- definition (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
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Archosargus probatocephalus in CommonParlance
- definition large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico
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Archosargus rhomboidalis in CommonParlance
- definition sea bream of warm Atlantic waters
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Arctic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the Arctic
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Arctic char in CommonParlance
- definition small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England
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Arctic fox in CommonParlance
- definition thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
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Arctic ground squirrel in CommonParlance
- definition large ground squirrel of the North American far north