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   Com·mon

   /ˈkämən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. occurring, found, or done often; prevalent: "salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings" Similar usualordinarycustomaryhabitualfamiliarregularfrequentrepeatedrecurrentroutineeverydaydailyday-to-dayquotidianstandardtypicalconventionalstockstereotypedpredictablecommonplacemundanerun-of-the-millliterary:wontedwidespreadgeneraluniversalpopularmainstreamprevalentprevailingrifeestablishedwell establishedconventionaltraditionaltraditionalistorthodoxacceptedin circulationin forcein vogueOpposite unusualrare
   • ▪ (of an animal or plant) found or living in relatively large numbers; not rare: "you might spot less common birds such as the great spotted woodpecker"
   • ▪ denoting the most widespread or typical species of an animal or plant: "the common blue spruce"
   • ▪ ordinary; of ordinary qualities; without special rank or position: "the dwellings of common people" Similar ordinarynormaltypicalaverageunexceptionalrun-of-the-millplainsimple
   • ▪ (of a quality) of a sort or level to be generally expected: "common decency"
   • ▪ of the most familiar type: "the common or vernacular name"
   • 2. shared by, coming from, or done by more than one: "the two republics' common border" Similar collectivecommunalcommunitypublicpopulargeneralsharedjointcombinedOpposite privateindividual
   • ▪ belonging to, open to, or affecting the whole of a community or the public: "common land" Similar collectivecommunalcommunitypublicpopulargeneralsharedjointcombinedOpposite privateindividual
   • ▪ belonging to two or more quantities.
   • 3. showing a lack of taste and refinement; vulgar: British "she's so common" Similar uncouthvulgarcoarseroughunsavoryboorishrudeimpoliteill-manneredunladylikeungentlemanlyill-breduncivilizedunsophisticatedunrefinedphilistineprimitivesavagebrutishoafishgrosslowlylowlow-bornlow-rankinglow-classinferiorhumbleignobleproletarianplebeianinformal:plebbyslobbishcloddishclodhoppingcommon as muckarchaic:basebornOpposite refinednoble
   • 4. (in Latin and certain other languages) of or denoting a gender of nouns that are conventionally regarded as masculine or feminine, contrasting with neuter.
   • ▪ (in English) denoting a noun that refers to individuals of either sex (e.g. teacher).
   • 5. (of a syllable) able to be either short or long.
   • 6. (of a crime) of relatively minor importance: "common assault"

   noun

   • 1. a piece of open land for public use, especially in a village or town: "we spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers"
   • 2. (in the Christian Church) a form of service used for each of a group of occasions.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French comun (adjective), from Latin communis.

   Derivatives

   • 1. commonness noun

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   • regularly seen or used 3. expected actions or behavior 4. not having wealth or privilege Use “Confetti, the Helpful Horse” (pp. 14–15) to answer questions 17–20. Then fill in the answers on your answer document. 17 Read the dictionary entry for the word common. Which definition best matches the way common is used in paragraph 1? A Definition 1

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   • Common definition: belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question. See examples of COMMON used in a sentence.

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   • Definition of common adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary more common and most common are more frequent happening often; existing in large numbers or in many places Jackson is a common American name. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in this country.

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   What is common knowledge?

   • to be something that everyone knows, especially in a particular community or group Their relationship is common knowledge. Definition of common adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Common definition: belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question. See examples of COMMON used in a sentence.

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   From Middle English comun, from Anglo-Norman comun, from Old French comun (rare in the Gallo-Romance languages, but reinforced as a Carolingian calque of Proto-West Germanic *gamainī (“common”) in Old French), from Latin commūnis (“common, public, general”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-s (“held in common”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (...

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   (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kŏm'ən, IPA(key): /ˈkɒm.ən/

   (General American) enPR: kä'mən, IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.mən/, /ˈkɑ.mɪn/

   (obsolete) enPR: kŏm'ŭn, IPA(key): /ˈkɒm.ʌn/

   Rhymes: -ɒmən

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   common (comparative commoner or more common, superlative commonest or most common) 1. Mutual; shared by more than one. 1.1. The two competitors have the commonaim of winning the championship. 1.2. Winning the championship is an aim commonto the two competitors. 1.1. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, India...

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   common (plural commons) 1. Mutual good, shared by more than one. 2. A tract of land in common ownership; common land. 2.1. Synonym: (sg) commons 2.1. 1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick: 2.1.1. The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost lik...

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   common (third-person singular simple present commons, present participle commoning, simple past and past participle commoned) 1. (obsolete) To communicate (something). 1.1. 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt[…] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke: 1.1.1. Then entred Satan into Judas, whose syr name was is...

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   HAPPENING OR SEEN OFTEN. Working from home has become increasingly common. Synonyms and examples. rife. formal. Violence was rife throughout the city. commonplace. Earthquakes are a commonplace occurrence in California. be two/ ten a penny. UK. Good designers are two a penny, but great designers are worth their weight in gold. be a dime a dozen. US

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