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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colour blindness in CommonParlance
- definition genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
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colour constancy in CommonParlance
- definition the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions
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colour in in CommonParlance
- definition add color to
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colour line in CommonParlance
- definition barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
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colour of law in CommonParlance
- definition a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law
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colour scheme in CommonParlance
- definition a planned combination of colors
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colour supplement in CommonParlance
- definition (British) a magazine that is printed in color and circulated with a newspaper (especially on weekends)
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colour television in CommonParlance
- definition a television that transmits images in color
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colour television system in CommonParlance
- definition a television that transmits images in color
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colour television tube in CommonParlance
- definition a television tube that displays images in full color
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colour tube in CommonParlance
- definition a television tube that displays images in full color
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colour vision deficiency in CommonParlance
- definition genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
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colour wash in CommonParlance
- definition a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment
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colour-blind in CommonParlance
- definition unable to distinguish one or more chromatic colors
- definition unprejudiced about race
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colouration in CommonParlance
- definition the timbre of a musical sound
- definition appearance with regard to color
- definition choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
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colourcast in CommonParlance
- definition a television program that is broadcast in color
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coloured in CommonParlance
- definition having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
- definition favoring one person or side over another
- definition (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
- definition having skin rich in melanin pigments;
- definition a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
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coloured person in CommonParlance
- definition a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
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colourful in CommonParlance
- definition striking in variety and interest
- definition having much or varied color
- definition having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
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colouring in CommonParlance
- definition a digestible substance used to give color to food
- definition a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
- definition the act or process of changing the color of something
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colouring material in CommonParlance
- definition any material used for its color
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colourise in CommonParlance
- definition add color to
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colourize in CommonParlance
- definition add color to
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colourless in CommonParlance
- definition lacking in variety and interest
- definition weak in color; not colorful
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colourlessness in CommonParlance
- definition the visual property of being without chromatic color