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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collotype printing in CommonParlance
- definition a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors
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collude in CommonParlance
- definition act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
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collusion in CommonParlance
- definition secret agreement
- definition agreement on a secret plot
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collusive in CommonParlance
- definition acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
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colly in CommonParlance
- definition make soiled, filthy, or dirty
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collyrium in CommonParlance
- definition lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes
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collywobbles in CommonParlance
- definition severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea
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colobus in CommonParlance
- definition arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
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colobus monkey in CommonParlance
- definition arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs
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cologne in CommonParlance
- definition a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
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cologne water in CommonParlance
- definition a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
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colon in CommonParlance
- definition the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
- definition the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
- definition the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
- definition a punctuation mark (‘:’) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
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colon cancer in CommonParlance
- definition a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools
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colonel in CommonParlance
- definition a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
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colonial in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
- definition of animals who live in colonies, such as ants
- definition composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
- definition a resident of a colony
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colonialism in CommonParlance
- definition exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country
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colonialist in CommonParlance
- definition a believer in colonialism
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colonic in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to the colon
- definition a water enema given to flush out the colon
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colonic irrigation in CommonParlance
- definition a water enema given to flush out the colon
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colonisation in CommonParlance
- definition the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
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colonise in CommonParlance
- definition settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
- definition settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
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colonised in CommonParlance
- definition inhabited by colonists
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coloniser in CommonParlance
- definition someone who helps to found a colony
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colonist in CommonParlance
- definition a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
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colonization in CommonParlance
- definition the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies