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com·mon
 common
- pronunciation:
- ka
m
 n
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- phrases:
- in common
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
commoner, commonest |
| definition 1: |
associated with all sides or with all members of a group.
During the war, the two countries fought side by side against their common enemy.We need to work together to achieve our common goal.He and I have a common interest in stamp collecting.- synonyms:
- collective, communal, joint, public
- antonyms:
- individual
- similar words:
- general, mutual, universal
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| definition 2: |
shared jointly.
The two families use a common kitchen.- synonyms:
- communal, joint, mutual, public
- antonyms:
- personal, private
- similar words:
- collective
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| definition 3: |
easily found; widely known, or available.
Linen was the most common type of cloth of that period.- synonyms:
- current, familiar, general, ordinary, usual
- antonyms:
- distinctive, individual, rare, uncommon, unusual
- similar words:
- average, commonplace, conventional, customary, everyday, habitual, homely, mere, popular, simple, widespread
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| definition 4: |
frequently seen or occuring.
A sore throat and cough are common symptoms of a cold.It's a dangerous curve, and accidents are common.- antonyms:
- freak, rare, uncommon
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| definition 5: |
of wide public circulation.
His fall from grace is now common knowledge.- synonyms:
- general, public
- antonyms:
- arcane, esoteric
- similar words:
- collective, communal, current, widespread
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| definition 6: |
having or showing low breeding or behavior.
- synonyms:
- coarse, low, trashy, uncouth, vulgar
- antonyms:
- noble, refined
- similar words:
- base, cheap, ignoble, ill-mannered, lowly, mean, mob, vile
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| related words: |
bourgeois, familiar, humble, informal, joint, lay, low, mutual, nondescript, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, prosaic, public, rife, social, standard, typical, uncivilized, usual, vulgar, well-known |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(often pl.) an area of land for use by all.
- similar words:
- green, mall, park, plaza, square
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) the mass of ordinary people, esp. those without titles of nobility.
- synonyms:
- commonalty, commoners, masses, people, populace
- antonyms:
- elite
- similar words:
- bourgeois, middle class, proletariat
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| definition 3: |
(pl.) a large dining hall, as at a college.
- similar words:
- cafeteria, mess hall
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| related words: |
ground |
| phrase: |
in common |
| derivation: |
commonness (n.) |
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