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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Atlantic walrus in CommonParlance
- definition a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters
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Atlantic white cedar in CommonParlance
- definition slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
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Atlantides in CommonParlance
- definition (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera
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Atlantis in CommonParlance
- definition according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
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Atlas cedar in CommonParlance
- definition tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental
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Atomic Energy Commission in CommonParlance
- definition a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States
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Atriplex hortensis in CommonParlance
- definition Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America
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Atriplex hymenelytra in CommonParlance
- definition handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration
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Atriplex lentiformis in CommonParlance
- definition spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico
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Atriplex mexicana in CommonParlance
- definition Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America
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Atromid-S in CommonParlance
- definition a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases
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Atropa belladonna in CommonParlance
- definition perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
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Atrovent in CommonParlance
- definition an inhaled bronchodilator (trade name Atrovent)
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Atsina in CommonParlance
- definition the ancestral language of the Gros Ventre people
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Atsugewi in CommonParlance
- definition a member of a North American Indian people of northern California
- definition the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi
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Atsugewi language in CommonParlance
- definition the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi
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Attacapa in CommonParlance
- definition a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
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Attacapa language in CommonParlance
- definition a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
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Attacapan in CommonParlance
- definition a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
- definition a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
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Attacapan language in CommonParlance
- definition a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
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Attalea funifera in CommonParlance
- definition Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
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Attic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times
- definition the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
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Atticus atlas in CommonParlance
- definition giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
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Attilio in CommonParlance
- definition a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin
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Au in CommonParlance
- definition a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia