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common
noun(com-mon)
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
Synonyms: commons, green, park,
common
adjective(com-mon)
common to or shared by two or more parties
Synonyms: mutual,
Examples:
A common friend.
common
adjective(com-mon)
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
Synonyms: vernacular, vulgar,
Examples:
Common parlance.
common
adjective(com-mon)
commonly encountered
Synonyms: usual,
Examples:
A common (or familiar) complaint.
common
adjective(com-mon)
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
Synonyms: coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar,
Examples:
Behavior that branded him as common.
common
adjective(com-mon)
of or associated with the great masses of people
Synonyms: plebeian, unwashed, vulgar,
Examples:
The common people in those days suffered greatly.
Behavior that branded him as common.
common
adjective(com-mon)
of low or inferior quality or value
Synonyms: coarse,
Examples:
Produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population.
common
adjective(com-mon)
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
Antonyms: individual,
Examples:
For the common good.
Common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community.
common
adjective(com-mon)
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
Antonyms: uncommon,
Examples:
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.
common
adjective(com-mon)
to be expected; standard
Examples:
Common decency.

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