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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cannon fodder in CommonParlance
- definition soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
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cannonade in CommonParlance
- definition intense and continuous artillery fire
- definition attack with cannons or artillery
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cannonball in CommonParlance
- definition a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
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cannonball along in CommonParlance
- definition move hurridly
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cannoneer in CommonParlance
- definition a serviceman in the artillery
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cannula in CommonParlance
- definition a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication
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cannular in CommonParlance
- definition constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)
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cannulate in CommonParlance
- definition introduce a cannula or tube into
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cannulation in CommonParlance
- definition the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
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cannulisation in CommonParlance
- definition the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
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cannulise in CommonParlance
- definition introduce a cannula or tube into
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cannulization in CommonParlance
- definition the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
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cannulize in CommonParlance
- definition introduce a cannula or tube into
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canny in CommonParlance
- definition showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
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canoe in CommonParlance
- definition small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
- definition travel by canoe
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canoe birch in CommonParlance
- definition small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes
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canoe cedar in CommonParlance
- definition large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States
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canoeist in CommonParlance
- definition someone paddling a canoe
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canola in CommonParlance
- definition vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids
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canola oil in CommonParlance
- definition vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids
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canon in CommonParlance
- definition a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
- definition a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
- definition a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
- definition a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
- definition a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
- definition a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
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canon law in CommonParlance
- definition the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
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canonic in CommonParlance
- definition appearing in a biblical canon
- definition of or relating to or required by canon law
- definition reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
- definition conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
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canonical in CommonParlance
- definition appearing in a biblical canon
- definition of or relating to or required by canon law
- definition reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
- definition conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
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canonical hour in CommonParlance
- definition (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer