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1.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
for the common good
common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community
2.
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
the common housefly
a common brand of soap
3.
common to or shared by two or more parties
a common friend
4.
commonly encountered
a common complaint
5.
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
common parlance
6.
of or associated with the great masses of people
the common people in those days suffered greatly
behavior that branded him as common
7.
of low or inferior quality or value
produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
8.
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
behavior that branded him as common
9.
to be expected; standard
common decency
'common' - used as a noun
10.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
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derived forms
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1. Common / Plural
commons
2. Common / Comparitive
commoner
3. Common / Superlative
commonest
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