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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chance upon in CommonParlance
- definition find unexpectedly
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chance variable in CommonParlance
- definition a variable quantity that is random
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chance-half correlation in CommonParlance
- definition a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability of the test
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chance-medley in CommonParlance
- definition an unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense
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chanceful in CommonParlance
- definition of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
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chancel in CommonParlance
- definition area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
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chancellery in CommonParlance
- definition a government building housing the office of a chancellor
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chancellor in CommonParlance
- definition the person who is head of government (in several countries)
- definition the honorary or titular head of a university
- definition the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
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chancellor of the exchequer in CommonParlance
- definition the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
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chancellorship in CommonParlance
- definition the office of chancellor
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chancery in CommonParlance
- definition a court with jurisdiction in equity
- definition an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
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chancre in CommonParlance
- definition a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)
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chancroid in CommonParlance
- definition infectious venereal ulcer
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chancroidal in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or having chancroids
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chancrous in CommonParlance
- definition of or having chancres
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chancy in CommonParlance
- definition of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
- definition subject to accident or chance or change
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chandelier in CommonParlance
- definition branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
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chandelle in CommonParlance
- definition a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction
- definition climb suddenly and steeply
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chandler in CommonParlance
- definition a retail dealer in provisions and supplies
- definition a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints
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chandlery in CommonParlance
- definition candles and other commodities sold by a chandler
- definition a storeroom where candles are kept
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chanfron in CommonParlance
- definition medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head
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change in CommonParlance
- definition an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- definition a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
- definition the action of changing something
- definition the result of alteration or modification
- definition the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
- definition a thing that is different
- definition a different or fresh set of clothes
- definition coins of small denomination regarded collectively
- definition money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
- definition a difference that is usually pleasant
- definition cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- definition undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
- definition become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- definition lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- definition change clothes; put on different clothes
- definition exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- definition give to, and receive from, one another
- definition change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
- definition become deeper in tone
- definition remove or replace the coverings of
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change by reversal in CommonParlance
- definition change to the contrary
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change course in CommonParlance
- definition shift from one side of the ship to the other
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change form in CommonParlance
- definition assume a different shape or form