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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Combretum appiculatum in CommonParlance
- definition small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers
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Combretum bracteosum in CommonParlance
- definition ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers
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Combretum erythrophyllum in CommonParlance
- definition small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks
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Commerce in CommonParlance
- definition the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
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Commerce Department in CommonParlance
- definition the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
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Commiphora meccanensis in CommonParlance
- definition small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised
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Commiphora myrrha in CommonParlance
- definition tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh
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Commission on Human Rights in CommonParlance
- definition the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights
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Commission on Narcotic Drugs in CommonParlance
- definition the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic
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Commission on the Status of Women in CommonParlance
- definition the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies
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Committee for State Security in CommonParlance
- definition formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia
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Common Era in CommonParlance
- definition of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
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Common Market in CommonParlance
- definition an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
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Commons in CommonParlance
- definition the common people
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Commonwealth Day in CommonParlance
- definition British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth
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Commonwealth English orthography in CommonParlance
- definition English orthography used in the UK, Ireland and most of the Commonwealth (characterized by ‘analyse’, ‘centre’ and ‘useable’)
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Commonwealth English spelling in CommonParlance
- definition English orthography used in the UK, Ireland and most of the Commonwealth (characterized by ‘analyse’, ‘centre’ and ‘useable’)
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Commonwealth of Independent States in CommonParlance
- definition an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
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Commonwealth of Nations in CommonParlance
- definition an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown
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Commonwealth spelling in CommonParlance
- definition English orthography used in the UK, Ireland and most of the Commonwealth (characterized by ‘analyse’, ‘centre’ and ‘useable’)
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Communications Security Establishment in CommonParlance
- definition Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies
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Communion in CommonParlance
- definition the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
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Communist in CommonParlance
- definition a member of the communist party
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Communist Party in CommonParlance
- definition a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state
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Composite order in CommonParlance
- definition a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order