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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city-born in CommonParlance
- definition being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person
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city-bred in CommonParlance
- definition being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person
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city-like in CommonParlance
- definition resembling a city
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city-state in CommonParlance
- definition a state consisting of a sovereign city
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cityfied in CommonParlance
- definition being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person
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cityscape in CommonParlance
- definition a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area
- definition painting depicting a city or urban area
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citywide in CommonParlance
- definition occurring or extending throughout a city
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cive in CommonParlance
- definition perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
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civet in CommonParlance
- definition cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
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civet bean in CommonParlance
- definition small flat green bean similar to lima beans
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civet cat in CommonParlance
- definition raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
- definition cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
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civic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating or belonging to a city
- definition of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
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civic center in CommonParlance
- definition a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities
- definition the center of a city
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civic duty in CommonParlance
- definition the responsibilities of a citizen
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civic leader in CommonParlance
- definition a leader in municipal affairs
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civic pride in CommonParlance
- definition pride in your city
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civic responsibility in CommonParlance
- definition the responsibilities of a citizen
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civic spirit in CommonParlance
- definition pride in your city
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civics in CommonParlance
- definition the social science of civic affairs
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civies in CommonParlance
- definition civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform
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civil in CommonParlance
- definition applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
- definition not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
- definition of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
- definition of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
- definition (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
- definition of or in a condition of social order
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civil action in CommonParlance
- definition legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)
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civil authority in CommonParlance
- definition a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs
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civil censorship in CommonParlance
- definition military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving or circulating within territories controlled by armed forces
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civil contempt in CommonParlance
- definition a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else