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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ceftazidime in CommonParlance
- definition a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections
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ceftriaxone in CommonParlance
- definition a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
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cefuroxime in CommonParlance
- definition a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges
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ceiba tree in CommonParlance
- definition massive tropical tree with deep ridges on its massive trunk and bearing large pods of seeds covered with silky floss; source of the silky kapok fiber
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ceibo in CommonParlance
- definition small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered
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ceilidh in CommonParlance
- definition an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
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ceiling in CommonParlance
- definition the overhead upper surface of a covered space
- definition (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- definition an upper limit on what is allowed
- definition maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions)
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ceiling dome in CommonParlance
- definition A ceiling light fixture in which the light source is hidden behind a translucent dome typically made of glass, with some combination of frosting and surface texturing to diffuse the light.
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ceilinged in CommonParlance
- definition provided with a ceiling especially the overhead interior surface
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celandine in CommonParlance
- definition North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
- definition perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
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celandine poppy in CommonParlance
- definition perennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers
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celebrant in CommonParlance
- definition a person who is celebrating
- definition an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
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celebrate in CommonParlance
- definition behave as expected during holidays or rites
- definition have a celebration
- definition assign great social importance to
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celebrated in CommonParlance
- definition widely known and esteemed
- definition having an illustrious past
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celebrater in CommonParlance
- definition a person who is celebrating
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celebration in CommonParlance
- definition a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
- definition any joyous diversion
- definition the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
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celebrator in CommonParlance
- definition a person who is celebrating
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celebratory in CommonParlance
- definition used for celebrating
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celebrity in CommonParlance
- definition a widely known person
- definition the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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celecoxib in CommonParlance
- definition a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain and inflammation without harming the digestive tract
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celeriac in CommonParlance
- definition grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
- definition thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant
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celerity in CommonParlance
- definition a rate that is rapid
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celery in CommonParlance
- definition widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
- definition stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
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celery blight in CommonParlance
- definition a fungous leaf spot disease of the celery plant
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celery cabbage in CommonParlance
- definition plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
- definition elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves