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English to English adjective
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public |  | Example: for the common good common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community
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having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual |  | Example: 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
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Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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common to or shared by two or more parties |  | Example: a common friend the mutual interests of management and labor
source: wordnet30
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commonly encountered |  | Example: a common (or familiar) complaint the usual greeting
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being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language |  | Example: common parlance a vernacular term vernacular speakers the vulgar tongue of the masses the technical and vulgar names for an animal species
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of or associated with the great masses of people |  | Example: the common people in those days suffered greatly behavior that branded him as common his square plebeian nose a vulgar and objectionable person the unwashed masses
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of low or inferior quality or value |  | Example: of what coarse metal ye are molded produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste |  | Example: he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind behavior that branded him as common an untutored and uncouth human being an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy appealing to the vulgar taste for violence the vulgar display of the newly rich
source: wordnet30
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to be expected; standard |  | Example: common decency
source: wordnet30 noun
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a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area |  | Example: they went for a walk in the park
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The people; the community. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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To converse together; to discourse; to confer. |  | source: webster1913
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