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- pronunciation:
- ka
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 n
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- phrases:
- in common
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
commoner, commonest |
| definition 1: |
associated with all sides or with all members of a group.
The political leaders claimed that they were working for the common good.
- 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.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:
- 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, widespread
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| definition 4: |
frequently seen or occurring.
A sore throat and cough are common symptoms of a cold.It's a dangerous curve, and accidents are common.- antonyms:
- freak, rare, uncommon
- similar words:
- classic
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| definition 5: |
widespread; general.
His fall from grace is now common knowledge.- synonyms:
- general, public
- similar words:
- collective, communal, widespread
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| definition 6: |
having or showing low breeding or behavior.
They forbade their son, heir to the family title, to marry this "common" girl.She still considered it common for a woman to ride a horse like a man instead of riding sidesaddle.- 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 |
adverb + (adj.)common
deal, fairly, increasingly, most
(adj.)common
+ noun
ailment,
ancestor,
ancestry,
antibiotic,
assumption,
attribute,
belief,
bond,
carriage,
cause,
characteristic,
cold,
complaint,
complication,
courtesy,
criminal,
currency,
decency,
denominator,
destiny,
diabetes,
dilemma,
disorder,
element,
enemy,
feature,
fracture,
framework,
goal,
ground,
heritage,
humanity,
infection,
ingredient,
interest,
knowledge,
language,
law,
misconception,
mistake,
motif,
nuisance,
occurrence,
origin,
parlance,
pathogen,
phenomenon,
phrase,
pitfall,
plea,
practice,
refrain,
sense,
sight,
stereotype,
symptom,
tariff,
theme,
thief,
thread,
trait,
tumor,
understanding,
usage,
variance,
vocabulary,
wisdom
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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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