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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cataphyll in CommonParlance
- definition a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development
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cataplasia in CommonParlance
- definition (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form
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cataplasm in CommonParlance
- definition a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
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cataplastic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to cataplasia
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catapult in CommonParlance
- definition a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
- definition a device that launches aircraft from a warship
- definition an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
- definition shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
- definition hurl as if with a sling
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catapultian in CommonParlance
- definition of or like a catapult
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catapultic in CommonParlance
- definition of or like a catapult
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cataract in CommonParlance
- definition an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
- definition a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
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cataract surgery in CommonParlance
- definition eye surgery that involves removing all or part of the lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens implant
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catarrh in CommonParlance
- definition inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus
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catarrhal in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a catarrh
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catarrhal fever in CommonParlance
- definition any of several disease of livestock marked by fever and edema of the respiratory tract
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catarrhine in CommonParlance
- definition of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
- definition of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
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catarrhinian in CommonParlance
- definition of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
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catastrophe in CommonParlance
- definition an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
- definition a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
- definition a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
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catastrophic in CommonParlance
- definition extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
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catastrophic illness in CommonParlance
- definition severe illness requiring prolonged hospitalization or recovery; usually involves high costs for hospitals and doctors and medicines
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catastrophically in CommonParlance
- definition with unfortunate consequences
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catathymia in CommonParlance
- definition A state in which mental processes are under the control of the emotions.
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catatonia in CommonParlance
- definition extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia
- definition a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
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catatonic in CommonParlance
- definition characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs
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catatonic schizophrenia in CommonParlance
- definition a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
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catatonic type schizophrenia in CommonParlance
- definition a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement
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catbird in CommonParlance
- definition any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
- definition North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
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catboat in CommonParlance
- definition a sailboat with a single mast set far forward