CommonParlance
Seed
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.
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catholicise in CommonParlance
- definition cause to adopt Catholicism
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catholicity in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
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catholicize in CommonParlance
- definition cause to adopt Catholicism
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catholicon in CommonParlance
- definition hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
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cathouse in CommonParlance
- definition a building where prostitutes are available
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cation in CommonParlance
- definition a positively charged ion
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cation-exchange resin in CommonParlance
- definition A cation-exchange resin is a negatively charged type of ion-exchanged resin.
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cationic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to cations
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cationic detergent in CommonParlance
- definition a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation
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catjang pea in CommonParlance
- definition tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
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catkin in CommonParlance
- definition a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
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catkinate in CommonParlance
- definition resembling a catkin
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catling in CommonParlance
- definition a long double-edged knife used for amputations
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catmint in CommonParlance
- definition hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
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catnap in CommonParlance
- definition sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
- definition take a siesta
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catnip in CommonParlance
- definition hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
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catoptric in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors
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catoptrical in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to catoptrics; produced by or based on mirrors
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catoptrics in CommonParlance
- definition branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors
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catostomid in CommonParlance
- definition a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae
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catsup in CommonParlance
- definition thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
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catsup bottle in CommonParlance
- definition a bottle that holds catsup
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cattail in CommonParlance
- definition tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
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cattail millet in CommonParlance
- definition tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer
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cattalo in CommonParlance
- definition hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds