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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Cotoneaster dammeri in CommonParlance
- definition climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red berries; often used as ground cover
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Cotoneaster horizontalis in CommonParlance
- definition deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries; used as a ground cover
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Cotswold in CommonParlance
- definition sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswold Hills
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Cottrell precipitator in CommonParlance
- definition removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation
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Cotula coronopifolia in CommonParlance
- definition South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental
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Coturnix communis in CommonParlance
- definition the typical Old World quail
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Coturnix coturnix in CommonParlance
- definition the typical Old World quail
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Coue in CommonParlance
- definition French psychotherapist who claimed that if one imagined one was getting better, one would get better (1857-1926)
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Coulomb's Law in CommonParlance
- definition a fundamental principle of electrostatics; the force of attraction or repulsion between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance between them; principle also holds for magnetic poles
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Coumadin in CommonParlance
- definition an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus
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Coumarouna odorata in CommonParlance
- definition tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
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Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence in CommonParlance
- definition the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated on the elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman Catholic Church
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Council of Chalcedon in CommonParlance
- definition the fourth ecumenical council in 451 which defined the two natures (human and divine) of Christ
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Council of Constance in CommonParlance
- definition the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church
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Council of Economic Advisors in CommonParlance
- definition an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President
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Council of Ephesus in CommonParlance
- definition the third ecumenical council in 431 which declared Mary as mother of God and condemned Pelagius
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Council of Trent in CommonParlance
- definition a council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 to examine and condemn the teachings of Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy
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Council of Vienne in CommonParlance
- definition the council in 1311-1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, planned a new crusade, and took on the reformation of the clergy
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Council on Environmental Policy in CommonParlance
- definition the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment
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Counsel to the Crown in CommonParlance
- definition a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler
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Counter Reformation in CommonParlance
- definition the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected); many leaders were Jesuits
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Counterterrorist Center in CommonParlance
- definition an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage
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Court of Saint James's in CommonParlance
- definition the British royal court
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Courtelle in CommonParlance
- definition an acrylic fabric resembling wool
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Coventry in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)