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
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Terms in this context
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carded yarn in CommonParlance
- definition yarn that has undergone the carding process, but not the combing process.
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cardholder in CommonParlance
- definition a person who holds a credit card or debit card
- definition a player who holds a card or cards in a card game
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cardhouse in CommonParlance
- definition an unstable construction with playing cards
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cardia in CommonParlance
- definition the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus
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cardiac in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the heart
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cardiac arrest in CommonParlance
- definition absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
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cardiac arrhythmia in CommonParlance
- definition an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
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cardiac cycle in CommonParlance
- definition the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles
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cardiac glucoside in CommonParlance
- definition obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure
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cardiac glycoside in CommonParlance
- definition obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure
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cardiac insufficiency in CommonParlance
- definition inadequate blood flow to the heart muscles; can cause angina pectoris
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cardiac massage in CommonParlance
- definition an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest
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cardiac monitor in CommonParlance
- definition a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart
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cardiac murmur in CommonParlance
- definition an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
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cardiac muscle in CommonParlance
- definition the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction
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cardiac output in CommonParlance
- definition the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time
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cardiac pacemaker in CommonParlance
- definition a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat
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cardiac plexus in CommonParlance
- definition a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures
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cardiac resuscitation in CommonParlance
- definition an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
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cardiac rhythm in CommonParlance
- definition the rhythm of a beating heart
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cardiac sphincter in CommonParlance
- definition the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction
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cardiac tamponade in CommonParlance
- definition mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion
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cardiac valve in CommonParlance
- definition a valve to control one-way flow of blood
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cardigan in CommonParlance
- definition knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
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cardinal in CommonParlance
- definition serving as an essential component
- definition being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
- definition (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
- definition the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
- definition a variable color averaging a vivid red
- definition crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male