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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cittern in CommonParlance
- definition a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
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city in CommonParlance
- definition a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
- definition an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
- definition people living in a large densely populated municipality
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city block in CommonParlance
- definition a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
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city boy in CommonParlance
- definition a male city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing
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city center in CommonParlance
- definition the central part of a city
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city centre in CommonParlance
- definition the central part of a city
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city council in CommonParlance
- definition a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.
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city desk in CommonParlance
- definition the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news
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city district in CommonParlance
- definition a district of a town or city
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city editor in CommonParlance
- definition the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news
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city father in CommonParlance
- definition an important municipal official
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city financier in CommonParlance
- definition a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London
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city girl in CommonParlance
- definition a female city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing
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city hall in CommonParlance
- definition a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government
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city limit in CommonParlance
- definition the limits of the area occupied by a city or town
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city limits in CommonParlance
- definition the limits of the area occupied by a city or town
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city line in CommonParlance
- definition the boundary of a city
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city man in CommonParlance
- definition a male financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London
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city manager in CommonParlance
- definition the head of a city government
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city planning in CommonParlance
- definition determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
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city room in CommonParlance
- definition the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news
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city slicker in CommonParlance
- definition a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing
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city state in CommonParlance
- definition a state consisting of a sovereign city
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city university in CommonParlance
- definition an urban university in a large city
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city woman in CommonParlance
- definition a female financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London