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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Terms in this context
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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana in CommonParlance
- definition large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis in CommonParlance
- definition tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament
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Chamaecyparis thyoides in CommonParlance
- definition slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae
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Chamaecytisus palmensis in CommonParlance
- definition shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder
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Chamaedaphne calyculata in CommonParlance
- definition north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers
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Chamaeleo chamaeleon in CommonParlance
- definition a chameleon found in Africa
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Chamaeleo oweni in CommonParlance
- definition a kind of chameleon
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Chamaemelum nobilis in CommonParlance
- definition Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
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Channukah in CommonParlance
- definition (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
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Channukkah in CommonParlance
- definition (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
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Chanukah in CommonParlance
- definition (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
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Chanukkah in CommonParlance
- definition (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
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Chappe telegraph in CommonParlance
- definition a tower with pivoting shutters, also known as blades or paddles, used for conveying information by means of visual signals, read when the shutter is in a fixed position.
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Charadrius melodus in CommonParlance
- definition small plover of eastern North America
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Charadrius morinellus in CommonParlance
- definition rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
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Charadrius vociferus in CommonParlance
- definition American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in CommonParlance
- definition a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant
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Chardonnay in CommonParlance
- definition white wine grape
- definition dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes
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Chari-Nile in CommonParlance
- definition a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania
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Charina bottae in CommonParlance
- definition boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape
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Charles Hard Townes in CommonParlance
- definition United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
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Charles Townes in CommonParlance
- definition United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
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Charles's law in CommonParlance
- definition (physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature
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Charleston in CommonParlance
- definition an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century
- definition dance the Charleston
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Charolais in CommonParlance
- definition large white or cream-colored breed from France