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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

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What does common mean in a sentence?

   • 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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   • The meaning of COMMON is of or relating to a community at large : public. How to use common in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Common.

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   What is the difference between familiar and common?

   • While all these words mean "generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual," common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness. When would familiar be a good substitute for common? The words familiar and common are synonyms, but do differ in nuance.

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   What does it mean if something is common to two people?

   • If something is common to two or more people or groups, it is done, possessed, or used by them all. Moldavians and Romanians share a common language. When there are more animals or plants of a particular species than there are of related species, then the first species is called common. ...the common house fly.

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   adjective. having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual. “the common man”. “a common sailor”. “the common cold”. “a common nuisance”. “followed common procedure”. “it is common knowledge that she lives alone”. “the common housefly”.

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   • Some common synonyms of common are familiar, ordinary, plain, popular, and vulgar. While all these words mean "generally met with and not in any wa...
   • The words familiar and common are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, familiar stresses the fact of being generally known and easily r...
   • The meanings of ordinary and common largely overlap; however, ordinary stresses conformance in quality or kind with the regular order of things. //...
   • While in some cases nearly identical to common, plain is likely to suggest homely simplicity. // plain hard-working people
   • Although the words popular and common have much in common, popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in...
   • Vulgar, otherwise similar to popular, is likely to carry derogatory connotations (as of inferiority or coarseness). // souvenirs designed to appeal...

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