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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cam stroke in CommonParlance
- definition the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
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camachile in CommonParlance
- definition common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum
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camail in CommonParlance
- definition a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck
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camaraderie in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
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camarilla in CommonParlance
- definition a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
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camas in CommonParlance
- definition any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
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camash in CommonParlance
- definition any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
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camass in CommonParlance
- definition any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
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camber in CommonParlance
- definition a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
- definition a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
- definition the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top
- definition curve upward in the middle
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camber arch in CommonParlance
- definition an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados
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cambial in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or functioning as a cambium
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cambium in CommonParlance
- definition a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth
- definition the inner layer of the periosteum
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cambric in CommonParlance
- definition a finely woven white linen
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cambric tea in CommonParlance
- definition a beverage for children containing hot water and milk and sugar and a small amount of tea
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camcorder in CommonParlance
- definition a portable television camera and videocassette recorder
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camel in CommonParlance
- definition cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
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camel cavalry in CommonParlance
- definition a camel cavalry used in the early modern era by Arab, Afghan, Persian, and Indian armies
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camel flu in CommonParlance
- definition a viral disease caused by MERS-CoV that is typically transmitted from camels
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camel racing in CommonParlance
- definition the sport of racing camels
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camel's hair in CommonParlance
- definition a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel
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camelhair in CommonParlance
- definition a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel
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camelia in CommonParlance
- definition any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
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camellia in CommonParlance
- definition any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
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camelopard in CommonParlance
- definition tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa
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camelpox in CommonParlance
- definition a viral disease of camels closely related to smallpox