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English to English adjective
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public |  | Example: for the common good
common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community
source: wordnet30
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having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual | | Example: 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
a common brand of soap
source: wordnet30
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Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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common to or shared by two or more parties | | Example: a common friend
the mutual interests of management and labor
source: wordnet30
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commonly encountered | | Example: a common (or familiar) complaint
the usual greeting
source: wordnet30
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being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language | | Example: common parlance
a vernacular term
vernacular speakers
the vulgar tongue of the masses
the technical and vulgar names for an animal species
source: wordnet30
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of or associated with the great masses of people | | Example: the common people in those days suffered greatly
behavior that branded him as common
his square plebeian nose
a vulgar and objectionable person
the unwashed masses
source: wordnet30
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of low or inferior quality or value | | Example: of what coarse metal ye are molded
produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
source: wordnet30
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste | | Example: he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
behavior that branded him as common
an untutored and uncouth human being
an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy
appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
the vulgar display of the newly rich
source: wordnet30
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to be expected; standard | | Example: common decency
source: wordnet30 noun
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a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area | | Example: they went for a walk in the park
source: wordnet30
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The people; the community. | | source: webster1913 verb
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To converse together; to discourse; to confer. | | source: webster1913
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