Common - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkɑːmən|  American pronunciation of the word common
Brit.  |ˈkɒmən|  British pronunciation of the word common

noun

- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area (syn: commons, green, park)

adjective

- common to or shared by two or more parties (syn: mutual)
a common friend
- commonly encountered (syn: usual)
a common (or familiar) complaint
- being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language (syn: vernacular, vulgar)
common parlance
- of or associated with the great masses of people (syn: plebeian, unwashed, vulgar)
the common people in those days suffered greatly
behavior that branded him as common
- of low or inferior quality or value (syn: coarse)
produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
- lacking refinement or cultivation or taste (syn: coarse, uncouth, vulgar)
behavior that branded him as common
- to be expected; standard
common decency

Extra examples

They have a common ancestor.

The people on the island have a sense of common identity.

It is common practice for one town's fire department to help another town when there is a big fire.

Electric windows are a common feature in new cars.

I think some of the most common flowers are also some of the prettiest.

Cures for the common cold

The campus has several dining commons.

“Smith” is a common name.

We are working together for a common purpose.

The middle class sprang into full being as a link between the nobility and the common people.

This word is not common among us.

Tobacco of the commoner sort.

To see the miraculous in the common.

Heart disease is one of the commonest causes of death.

Bad dreams are fairly common among children.

Word forms

noun
singular: common
plural: commons
adjective
superlative: commonest
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