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common [ co·mmon ]

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Adjective (commoner, commonest)

1. Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.

common misspellings

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2. (of an animal or plant) found or living in relatively large numbers; not rare.

Turtles are common, and the reef is packed with octopuses.

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3. Denoting the most widespread or typical species of an animal or plant.

the common gull

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4. Ordinary; of ordinary qualities; without special rank or position.

the dwellings of common people

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5. (of a quality) of a sort or level to be generally expected.

common decency

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6. Of the most familiar type.

the common or vernacular name

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7. Shared by, coming from, or done by two or more people, groups, or things.

the two republics' common border

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8. Belonging to or involving the whole of a community or the public at large.

common land

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9. Belonging to two or more quantities.

I don't know how to do the least common multiple and the least common denominator.

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10. Showing a lack of taste and refinement supposedly typical of the lower classes; vulgar.

Bryan was a vulgar and common man, a cad undiluted.

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11. (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.
12. (in English) denoting a noun that refers to individuals of either sex (e.g. teacher).
13. (of a syllable) able to be either short or long.
14. (of a crime) of lesser severity.

He was charged with affray and common assault rather than violent disorder and was jailed for six months.

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Noun

1. A piece of open land for public use.

we spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers

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2. Common sense.

It comes down to being sage, and using a bit of common, really.

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3. (in the Christian Church) a form of service used for each of a group of occasions.
4. A person's right over another's land, e.g. for pasturage or mineral extraction.

It should follow also that the beneficiaries of the 1877 trust were also those (both present and future) who would have been entitled to the rights of common.

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Origin

1. Middle English from Old French comun (adjective), from Latin communis.

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