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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acarpelous in CommonParlance
- definition having no carpels
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acarpous in CommonParlance
- definition producing no fruit
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acarus in CommonParlance
- definition any of several mites of the order Acarina
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acaryote in CommonParlance
- definition a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)
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acatalectic in CommonParlance
- definition (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot
- definition (prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables
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acataphasia in CommonParlance
- definition a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner
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acathexia in CommonParlance
- definition an inability to retain bodily secretions
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acathexis in CommonParlance
- definition (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual
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acaudal in CommonParlance
- definition lacking a tail or taillike appendage
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acaudate in CommonParlance
- definition lacking a tail or taillike appendage
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acaulescent in CommonParlance
- definition (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground
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accaroid resin in CommonParlance
- definition an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper
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accede in CommonParlance
- definition yield to another's wish or opinion
- definition take on duties or office
- definition to agree or express agreement
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accelerando in CommonParlance
- definition (music) gradually increasing in tempo
- definition a gradually increasing tempo of music
- definition with increasing speed
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accelerate in CommonParlance
- definition move faster
- definition cause to move faster
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accelerated in CommonParlance
- definition speeded up, as of an academic course
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acceleration in CommonParlance
- definition an increase in rate of change
- definition the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
- definition (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
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acceleration unit in CommonParlance
- definition a unit for measuring acceleration
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accelerative in CommonParlance
- definition tending to increase velocity
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accelerator in CommonParlance
- definition a pedal that controls the throttle valve
- definition a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
- definition (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
- definition a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
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accelerator factor in CommonParlance
- definition a coagulation factor
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accelerator pedal in CommonParlance
- definition a pedal that controls the throttle valve
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acceleratory in CommonParlance
- definition tending to increase velocity
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accelerometer in CommonParlance
- definition an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets
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accent in CommonParlance
- definition distinctive manner of oral expression
- definition special importance or significance
- definition the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
- definition the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- definition a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
- definition to stress, single out as important
- definition put stress on; utter with an accent