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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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Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known professionally as Common (formerly known as Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor from Chicago, Illinois. He is the recipient of three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word common as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and etymology. Find out the phrases, articles, and related words containing common.
Learn the meaning of common as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, antonyms, and idioms. See how common is used in different contexts and languages.
Find 468 words that mean common or are opposite of common, such as ubiquitous, normal, general, low, prevailing, collective, ordinary, poor, vulgar, and more. Learn how to use common and its synonyms in different contexts and contrast with their antonyms.
- Some common synonyms of common are familiar, ordinary, plain, popular, and vulgar. While all these words mean "generally met with and not in any wa...
- The words familiar and common are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, familiar stresses the fact of being generally known and easily r...
- The meanings of ordinary and common largely overlap; however, ordinary stresses conformance in quality or kind with the regular order of things. //...
- While in some cases nearly identical to common, plain is likely to suggest homely simplicity. // plain hard-working people
- Although the words popular and common have much in common, popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in...
- Vulgar, otherwise similar to popular, is likely to carry derogatory connotations (as of inferiority or coarseness). // souvenirs designed to appeal...
Common definition: belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question. See examples of COMMON used in a sentence.
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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.
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”. “the common housefly”.
