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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cangue in CommonParlance
- definition an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms
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canicola fever in CommonParlance
- definition an acute feverish disease in people and in dogs marked by gastroenteritis and mild jaundice
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canicular in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the dog days of summer
- definition relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)
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canicular days in CommonParlance
- definition the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity
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canicule in CommonParlance
- definition the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity
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canid in CommonParlance
- definition any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
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canine in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae
- definition one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
- definition any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
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canine chorea in CommonParlance
- definition chorea in dogs
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canine distemper in CommonParlance
- definition a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation
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canine tooth in CommonParlance
- definition one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
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caning in CommonParlance
- definition work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
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canistel in CommonParlance
- definition tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit
- definition ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies
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canistel tree in CommonParlance
- definition tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit
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canister in CommonParlance
- definition a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
- definition metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
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canister shot in CommonParlance
- definition a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
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canker in CommonParlance
- definition a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
- definition an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
- definition a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
- definition become infected with a canker
- definition infect with a canker
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canker brake in CommonParlance
- definition North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
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canker sore in CommonParlance
- definition an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
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cankerous in CommonParlance
- definition having an ulcer or canker
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cankerweed in CommonParlance
- definition herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
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cankerworm in CommonParlance
- definition green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees
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canna in CommonParlance
- definition any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
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canna lily in CommonParlance
- definition plants grown for their large bright yellow to red flowers
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cannabin in CommonParlance
- definition a resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana
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cannabis in CommonParlance
- definition any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
- definition the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect