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
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Terms in this context
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Centaurea cineraria in CommonParlance
- definition a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
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Centaurea cyanus in CommonParlance
- definition an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
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Centaurea gymnocarpa in CommonParlance
- definition a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
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Centaurea imperialis in CommonParlance
- definition perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers
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Centaurea moschata in CommonParlance
- definition Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
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Centaurea nigra in CommonParlance
- definition a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized
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Centaurea scabiosa in CommonParlance
- definition tall European perennial having purple flower heads
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Centaurea solstitialis in CommonParlance
- definition European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States
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Centauria calcitrapa in CommonParlance
- definition Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
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Centaurium calycosum in CommonParlance
- definition erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States
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Centaurium minus in CommonParlance
- definition common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes
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Centaurium scilloides in CommonParlance
- definition tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention in CommonParlance
- definition a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
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Centigrade thermometer in CommonParlance
- definition a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade
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Central African CFA franc in CommonParlance
- definition the currency of six independent states in central Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
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Central African Republic franc in CommonParlance
- definition the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic
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Central America in CommonParlance
- definition the nations of Central America collectively
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Central American in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of Central America or its people or languages
- definition a native or inhabitant of Central America
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Central American country in CommonParlance
- definition any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments
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Central American nation in CommonParlance
- definition any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments
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Central American strap fern in CommonParlance
- definition fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina
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Central Dravidian in CommonParlance
- definition a Dravidian language spoken primarily in central India
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Central Dravidian language in CommonParlance
- definition a Dravidian language spoken primarily in central India
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Central Intelligence Agency in CommonParlance
- definition an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council
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Central Intelligence Machinery in CommonParlance
- definition the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies