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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Cyclops in CommonParlance
- definition (Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
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Cyclopterus lumpus in CommonParlance
- definition clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar
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Cydonia oblonga in CommonParlance
- definition small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated
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Cygnus atratus in CommonParlance
- definition large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
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Cygnus buccinator in CommonParlance
- definition large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
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Cygnus columbianus in CommonParlance
- definition swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
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Cygnus columbianus bewickii in CommonParlance
- definition Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
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Cygnus columbianus columbianus in CommonParlance
- definition North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note
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Cygnus cygnus in CommonParlance
- definition common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
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Cygnus olor in CommonParlance
- definition soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
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Cymric in CommonParlance
- definition a Celtic language of Wales
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Cymric language in CommonParlance
- definition a Celtic language of Wales
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Cymry in CommonParlance
- definition a native or resident of Wales
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Cynara cardunculus in CommonParlance
- definition southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots
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Cynara scolymus in CommonParlance
- definition Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
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Cynic in CommonParlance
- definition a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
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Cynocephalus variegatus in CommonParlance
- definition a variety of flying lemur
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Cynodon dactylon in CommonParlance
- definition trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
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Cynodon plectostachyum in CommonParlance
- definition perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay
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Cynodontia in CommonParlance
- definition a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth
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Cynoglossum amabile in CommonParlance
- definition biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers
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Cynoglossum officinale in CommonParlance
- definition biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers
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Cynoglossum virginaticum in CommonParlance
- definition perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
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Cynoglossum virginianum in CommonParlance
- definition perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
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Cynomys gunnisoni in CommonParlance
- definition tail is white tipped