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- Dictionarycommon/ˈkɒmən/
adjective
- 1. occurring, found, or done often; prevalent: "salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings" Similar Opposite
- 2. shared by, coming from, or done by two or more people, groups, or things: "the two republics' common border" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a piece of open land for public use: "we spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers"
- 2. common sense. informal British
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The meaning of COMMON is of or relating to a community at large : public. How to use common in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Common.
adjective. uk / ˈkɒm.ən / us / ˈkɑː.mən / common adjective (USUAL) Add to word list. B1. the same in a lot of places or for a lot of people: It's quite common to see couples who dress alike. "Smith" is a very common name in Britain. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. happening or seen often.
Definitions of common. adjective. having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual. “the common man”. “a common sailor”. “the common cold”. “a common nuisance”. “followed common procedure”. “it is common knowledge that she lives alone”.
Common definition: belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question. See examples of COMMON used in a sentence.
If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often. His name was Hansen, a common name in Norway. Oil pollution is the commonest cause of death for seabirds. Earthquakes are not common in this part of the world.
COMMON meaning: 1 : belonging to or shared by two or more people or groups; 2 : done by many people
/ˈkɒmən/ /ˈkɑːmən/ (comparative commoner, superlative commonest) more common and most common are more frequent Idioms. happening often; existing in large numbers or in many places. a common problem/occurrence/practice. a common feature/theme. the most common type of injury.