CommonParlance
Seed
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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by nature in CommonParlance
- definition through inherent nature
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by no means in CommonParlance
- definition definitely not
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by right of office in CommonParlance
- definition by virtue of position
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by rights in CommonParlance
- definition with reason or justice
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by small degrees in CommonParlance
- definition by a short distance
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by the bye in CommonParlance
- definition introducing a different topic
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by the day in CommonParlance
- definition one every day
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by the piece in CommonParlance
- definition one piece at a time
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by the way in CommonParlance
- definition introducing a different topic
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by trial and error in CommonParlance
- definition in an empirical manner
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by word of mouth in CommonParlance
- definition orally
- definition by spoken rather than written means
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by-and-by in CommonParlance
- definition an indefinite time in the future
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by-bid in CommonParlance
- definition bid on behalf of someone else
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by-blow in CommonParlance
- definition the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
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by-catch in CommonParlance
- definition unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species
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by-election in CommonParlance
- definition a special election between regular elections
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by-line in CommonParlance
- definition a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
- definition an auxiliary activity
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by-product in CommonParlance
- definition a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
- definition a product made during the manufacture of something else
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bycatch in CommonParlance
- definition unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species
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bye in CommonParlance
- definition an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- definition a farewell remark
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bye-bye in CommonParlance
- definition a farewell remark
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bye-election in CommonParlance
- definition a special election between regular elections
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bygone in CommonParlance
- definition well in the past; former
- definition past events to be put aside
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bylaw in CommonParlance
- definition a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members
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byname in CommonParlance
- definition a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)