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
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Terms in this context
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clarify in CommonParlance
- definition make clear and (more) comprehensible
- definition make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
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clarifying in CommonParlance
- definition that makes clear
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clarinet in CommonParlance
- definition a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
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clarinet section in CommonParlance
- definition the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets
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clarinetist in CommonParlance
- definition a musician who plays the clarinet
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clarinettist in CommonParlance
- definition a musician who plays the clarinet
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clarion in CommonParlance
- definition loud and clear
- definition a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
- definition blow the clarion
- definition proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion
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clarity in CommonParlance
- definition free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
- definition the quality of clear water
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clarke value in CommonParlance
- definition the average concentrations of various elements in the Earth's crust.
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claro in CommonParlance
- definition a cigar made with light-colored tobacco
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clary in CommonParlance
- definition aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental
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clary sage in CommonParlance
- definition stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery
- definition fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb
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clash in CommonParlance
- definition a loud resonant repeating noise
- definition a state of conflict between persons
- definition a state of conflict between colors
- definition a minor short-term fight
- definition crash together with violent impact
- definition be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- definition disagree violently
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clashing in CommonParlance
- definition sharply and harshly discordant
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clasp in CommonParlance
- definition a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
- definition the act of grasping
- definition hold firmly and tightly
- definition fasten with or as if with a brooch
- definition fasten with a buckle or buckles
- definition grasp firmly
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clasp knife in CommonParlance
- definition a large knife with one or more folding blades
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class in CommonParlance
- definition a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- definition a body of students who are taught together
- definition people having the same social, economic, or educational status
- definition education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- definition a league ranked by quality
- definition a body of students who graduate together
- definition (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
- definition elegance in dress or behavior
- definition arrange or order by classes or categories
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class Merostomata in CommonParlance
- definition used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida
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class act in CommonParlance
- definition someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence
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class action in CommonParlance
- definition a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
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class feeling in CommonParlance
- definition feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward another
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class fellow in CommonParlance
- definition an acquaintance that you go to school with
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class list in CommonParlance
- definition a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations
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class period in CommonParlance
- definition a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
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class structure in CommonParlance
- definition the organization of classes within a society