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Definitions


[ˈkɒmən], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- occurring, found, or done often; prevalent
(e.g: salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings)

- shared by, coming from, or done by two or more people, groups, or things
(e.g: the two republics' common border)

- showing a lack of taste and refinement supposedly typical of the lower classes; vulgar
(e.g: she's so common)

- (in Latin, Dutch, and certain other languages) of or denoting a gender of nouns that are conventionally regarded as masculine or feminine, contrasting with neuter

- (of a syllable) able to be either short or long

- (of a crime) of lesser severity
(e.g: common assault)


Phrases:
- common currency
- common form
- common ground
- common knowledge
- common or garden
- common property
- common thread
- have something in common
- in common
- in common with
- out of the common
- the common good
- the common touch

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


[ˈkɒmən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piece of open land for public use
(e.g: we spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers)

- common sense

- (in the Christian Church) a form of service used for each of a group of occasions

- a person's right over another's land, e.g. for pasturage or mineral extraction


Phrases:
- common currency
- common form
- common ground
- common knowledge
- common or garden
- common property
- common thread
- have something in common
- in common
- in common with
- out of the common
- the common good
- the common touch

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




definition by Oxford Dictionaries




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