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common


Definition: Meaning of, common in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒmən /

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  1. happening often happening often and to many people or in many places
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  2. a lot existing in large numbers
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  3. same/similar [usually before noun, no comparative] common aims, beliefs, ideas etc are shared by several people or groups
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  4. common ground facts, features, or beliefs that are shared by people or things that are very different
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  5. shared by everyone [no comparative] belonging to or shared by everyone in a society
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  6. common knowledge something everyone knows
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  7. the common good the advantage of everyone
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  8. common practice a usual or accepted way of doing things
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  9. ordinary [only before noun, no comparative] ordinary and not special in any way
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  10. common courtesy/decency/politeness a polite way of behaving that you expect from people
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  11. common or garden British English ordinary [=  garden-variety American English]
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  12. make/find common cause (with/against somebody) formal to join with other people or groups in order to achieve something
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  13. common touch the ability of someone in a position of power or authority to talk to and understand ordinary people - used to show approval
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  14. social class British English old-fashioned an offensive word used for describing someone from a low social class
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  1. have something in common (with somebody) to have the same interests, attitudes etc as someone else
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  2. have something in common (with something) if objects or ideas have something in common, they share the same features
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  3. in common with somebody/something in the same way as someone or something else
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  4. [countable] a large area of open land in a town or village that people walk or play sport on
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  • Book of Common Prayer (noun)
    1. the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
  • Book of Common Prayer, The
    1. a book used in Church of England and Episcopal churches, which contains the words spoken by the priest and by the people in church at weekly services and at weddings, funerals etc
  • Common Agricultural Policy, the
    1. the full name of the CAP
  • Common Entrance Examination, the
    1. an examination in the UK, taken in PREPARATORY SCHOOL s by children between the ages of 12 and 14, in order to be able to go to a PUBLIC SCHOOL (= expensive private school)
  • Common Era (adverb)
    1. of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
  • Common Market
    1. the Common Market old-fashioned a former name for the EUROPEAN UNION
  • Common era (noun)
    1. the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth
  • common American shad (noun)
    1. shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast
  • common European ash (noun)
    1. tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath
  • common European dogwood (noun)
    1. european deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers
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