common

common
common ADJECTIVE (commoner, commonest) 1) occurring, found, or done often; not rare. 2) without special qualities, rank, or position; ordinary. 3) of the most familiar type. 4) showing a lack of taste and refinement supposedly typical of the lower classes; vulgar. 5) shared by two or more people or things. 6) belonging to or affecting the whole of a community: common land. 7) Grammar (of a noun in Latin, Dutch, and certain other languages) belonging to a gender conventionally regarded as masculine or feminine.
NOUN 1) a piece of open land for public use. 2) a form of Christian service used for each of a group of occasions.
common or garden — Cf. ↑common or garden
in common — Cf. ↑in common
in common with — Cf. ↑in common with
DERIVATIVES commonness noun.
ORIGIN Latin communis.

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  • Common — Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Common — Com mon, n. 1. The people; the community. [Obs.] The weal o the common. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Common — Com mon, v. i. 1. To converse together; to discourse; to confer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Embassadors were sent upon both parts, and divers means of entreaty were commoned of. Grafton. [1913 Webster] 2. To participate. [Obs.] Sir T. More. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • common — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English commun, from Anglo French, from Latin communis more at mean Date: 13th century 1. a. of or relating to a community at large ; public < work for the common good > b. known to the community …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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