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.
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clemency in CommonParlance
- definition good weather with comfortable temperatures
- definition leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
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clement in CommonParlance
- definition (of weather or climate) physically mild
- definition (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy
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clementine in CommonParlance
- definition a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa
- definition a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds
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clementine tree in CommonParlance
- definition a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa
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clench in CommonParlance
- definition a small slip noose made with seizing
- definition the act of grasping
- definition hold in a tight grasp
- definition squeeze together tightly
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clenched in CommonParlance
- definition closed or squeezed together tightly
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clenched fist in CommonParlance
- definition a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
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cleome in CommonParlance
- definition any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers
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clepsydra in CommonParlance
- definition clock that measures time by the escape of water
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clerestory in CommonParlance
- definition part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
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clergy in CommonParlance
- definition in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
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clergyman in CommonParlance
- definition a male member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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clergywoman in CommonParlance
- definition a female member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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cleric in CommonParlance
- definition a clergyman or other person in religious orders
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clerical in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to clerks
- definition of or relating to the clergy
- definition appropriate for or engaged in office work
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clerical collar in CommonParlance
- definition a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy
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clericalism in CommonParlance
- definition a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters
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clericalist in CommonParlance
- definition one who advocates clericalism
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clericalization in CommonParlance
- definition The process of increasing the power or influence of a religious hierarchy.
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clerid in CommonParlance
- definition predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
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clerid beetle in CommonParlance
- definition predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
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clerihew in CommonParlance
- definition a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person
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clerisy in CommonParlance
- definition an educated and intellectual elite
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clerk in CommonParlance
- definition an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
- definition a salesperson in a store
- definition work as a clerk, as in the legal business
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clerking in CommonParlance
- definition the activity of recording business transactions