common
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French comun < Latin commūnis (“‘common, public, general’”) < Proto-Indo-European *ko-moin-i (“‘held in common’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) enPR: kŏm'ən, IPA: /ˈkɒmən/, SAMPA: /"kQm@n/
- (GenAm) enPR: kŏm'ən, IPA: /ˈkɑmən/, SAMPA: /"kAm@n/
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- Rhymes: -ɒmən
- Hyphenation: com‧mon
[edit] Adjective
common (comparative commoner or more common, superlative commonest or most common)
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- Mutual; shared by more than one.
- The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.
- Winning the championship is an aim common to the two competitors.
- Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- It is common to find sharks off this coast.
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity.
- Sharks are common in these waters.
- Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
- Of or pertaining to uncapitalized nouns in English, i.e., common nouns vs. proper nouns
- vernacular, refering to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs scientific name
[edit] Synonyms
- (mutual): mutual, shared
- (usual): normal, ordinary, standard, usual
- (occurring in large numbers or in a large quantity): widespread
- See also Wikisaurus:common
[edit] Antonyms
- (mutual): personal, individual
- (usual): rare, unusual, uncommon
- (occurring in large numbers or in a large quantity): few and far between, rare, uncommon
[edit] See also
[edit] Translations
mutual
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usual
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found in large numbers or in a large quantity
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ordinary
grammar: of the gender resulting from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine genders
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[edit] Noun
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common (plural commons)
[edit] Translations
mutual good
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tract of land
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