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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Ascension Day in CommonParlance
- definition (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
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Ascension of the Lord in CommonParlance
- definition (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
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Asclepia meadii in CommonParlance
- definition milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
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Asclepias albicans in CommonParlance
- definition tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States
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Asclepias curassavica in CommonParlance
- definition tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
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Asclepias exaltata in CommonParlance
- definition milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed
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Asclepias incarnata in CommonParlance
- definition densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers
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Asclepias meadii in CommonParlance
- definition milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
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Asclepias purpurascens in CommonParlance
- definition perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers
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Asclepias speciosa in CommonParlance
- definition milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers
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Asclepias subverticillata in CommonParlance
- definition milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
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Asclepias tuberosa in CommonParlance
- definition erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
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Asclepias verticillata in CommonParlance
- definition milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers
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Ascophyllum nodosum in CommonParlance
- definition similar to and found with black rockweed
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Asgard in CommonParlance
- definition (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes
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Ash Can in CommonParlance
- definition early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
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Ash Wednesday in CommonParlance
- definition the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (‘Fat Tuesday’); a day of fasting and repentance
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Ash'arism in CommonParlance
- definition the classical synthesis of Islamic philosophical theology, formulated by al-Ash'ari.
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Ashcan School in CommonParlance
- definition a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
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Ashcan school in CommonParlance
- definition early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
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Ashkenazi in CommonParlance
- definition a Jew of eastern European or German descent
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Asia in CommonParlance
- definition the nations of the Asian continent collectively
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Asian in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
- definition a native or inhabitant of Asia
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Asian American in CommonParlance
- definition an American who is of Asian descent
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Asian black grouse in CommonParlance
- definition a black grouse of western Asia