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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abdominal breathing in CommonParlance
- definition breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles
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abdominal cavity in CommonParlance
- definition the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
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abdominal delivery in CommonParlance
- definition the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
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abdominal external oblique muscle in CommonParlance
- definition a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
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abdominal muscle in CommonParlance
- definition the muscles of the abdomen
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abdominal nerve plexus in CommonParlance
- definition a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach
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abdominal pregnancy in CommonParlance
- definition ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity
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abdominal wall in CommonParlance
- definition a wall of the abdomen
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abdominocentesis in CommonParlance
- definition centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis
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abdominoplasty in CommonParlance
- definition cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach
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abdominous in CommonParlance
- definition having a large belly
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abdominousness in CommonParlance
- definition the bodily property of a protruding belly
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abdominovesical in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder
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abduce in CommonParlance
- definition advance evidence for
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abducens in CommonParlance
- definition a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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abducens muscle in CommonParlance
- definition the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward
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abducens nerve in CommonParlance
- definition a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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abducent in CommonParlance
- definition especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
- definition a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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abducent nerve in CommonParlance
- definition a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
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abduct in CommonParlance
- definition take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- definition pull away from the body
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abducting in CommonParlance
- definition especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part
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abduction in CommonParlance
- definition the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
- definition (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
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abductor in CommonParlance
- definition someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
- definition a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
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abductor muscle in CommonParlance
- definition a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
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abeam in CommonParlance
- definition at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane