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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catchment area in CommonParlance
- definition the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
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catchment basin in CommonParlance
- definition the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
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catchpenny in CommonParlance
- definition designed to sell quickly without concern for quality
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catchphrase in CommonParlance
- definition a phrase that has become a catchword
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catchweed in CommonParlance
- definition annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
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catchword in CommonParlance
- definition a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual
- definition a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page
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catchy in CommonParlance
- definition having concealed difficulty
- definition likely to attract attention
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catclaw in CommonParlance
- definition erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
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catechesis in CommonParlance
- definition oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)
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catechetic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism
- definition of or relating to or involving catechesis
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catechetical in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or involving catechesis
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catechetical instruction in CommonParlance
- definition teaching religious principles by questions and answers
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catechin in CommonParlance
- definition a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
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catechise in CommonParlance
- definition give religious instructions to
- definition examine through questioning and answering
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catechism in CommonParlance
- definition a series of questions put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
- definition an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
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catechismal in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to a catechism summarizing the principles of Christianity
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catechist in CommonParlance
- definition one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)
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catechistic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism
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catechize in CommonParlance
- definition examine through questioning and answering
- definition give religious instructions to
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catecholamine in CommonParlance
- definition any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland
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catechu in CommonParlance
- definition extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
- definition East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
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catechumen in CommonParlance
- definition a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
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categorem in CommonParlance
- definition a categorematic expression; a term capable of standing alone as the subject or predicate of a logical proposition
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categorematic in CommonParlance
- definition of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition
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categoreme in CommonParlance
- definition a categorematic expression; a term capable of standing alone as the subject or predicate of a logical proposition