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adjective

1. Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike: communal, conjoint, general, joint, mutual, public. See group.
2. Belonging or relating to the whole: general, generic, universal. See specific/general.
3. Occurring quite often: everyday, familiar, frequent, regular, routine, widespread. See usual/unusual.
4. Commonly encountered: average, commonplace, general, normal, ordinary, typical, usual. See surprise/expect.
5. Lacking high station or birth: baseborn, déclassé, declassed, humble, ignoble, lowly, mean, plebeian, unwashed, vulgar. Archaic base. See over/under.
6. Being of no special quality or type: average, commonplace, cut-and-dried, formulaic, garden, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, ordinary, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable. See good/bad, usual/unusual.
7. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent: acceptable, adequate, all right, average, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable. Informal OK, tidy. See good/bad.
8. Of low or lower quality: inferior, low-grade, low-quality, mean, mediocre, second-class, second-rate, shabby, substandard. See better/worse.
9. Known widely and unfavorably: infamous, notorious. See knowledge/ignorance.

noun

1. The common people. commonality, commonalty, commoner (used in plural), crowd, hoi polloi, mass (used in plural), mob, pleb (used in plural), plebeian (used in plural), populace, public, ruck, third estate. See over/under.
2. A tract of cultivated land belonging to and used by a community: green. See group.

Idioms beginning with common:
common cause
common ground
common touch, the

See also in common.

adj

Definition: average, ordinary
Antonyms: abnormal, extraordinary, infrequent, noteworthy, rare, scarce, uncommon, unusual, valuable

adj

Definition: low, coarse behavior
Antonyms: aristocratic, cultured, excellent, high, noble, refined, sophisticated, superior

A large plot of grassy, fenced-in, publicly owned land, generally at or near the center of a village or town; in earlier eras, once shared by the townspeople as a pasture.

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Belonging to or pertaining to the general public. Common lands, also known as public lands, are those that are set aside for use by the community at large, such as parks and public recreation areas. Common also means habitual or recurring, such as offenses that are committed frequently or repeatedly. A common thief is one who has been repeatedly convicted of larceny. Something that is common is owned equally by two or more people, such as a piece of land. A tenancy in common is an interest in land wherein at least two people share ownership.

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noun
noun

Short for 'common sense'. (1906 —) .
H. Pinter You mutt....Have a bit of common. They got departments for everything (1960).

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A shared structure, function, disease. See also under specific name of the item, e.g. atrioventricular canal.

• c. chemical sense — mediated by the trigeminal nerve from chemical sense organs in the conjunctival sac and in the nasal and buccal cavities.
• c. fee — the fee for professional services agreed to formally or informally by a local group of the veterinary profession, usually determined by an interpractice survey of fees actually charged.
• c. law — the law of common usage, the practice or code which is usually followed. Based on decisions of the courts in individual cases. It is not written down as statutory law is.
• c. pathway — see coagulation pathways.
• c. salt — see sodium chloride.
• c. source — a point from which a number of animals are infected or affected. The point from which a common source or point epidemic begins.
• c. stonecrop — see sedum acre.
• c. sucker — a fish. See catostomus commersoni.

For a list of words related to commonly, see:

• Approximations and Generalizations
• Maximizers and Superlatives

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - almindelig, fælles, simpel, ordinær
n. - daglig kost, sund fornuft, fælled, græsningsret

idioms:

• by common consent    ved fælles enighed
• common carrier    fragtfører
• common cold    forkølelse
• common currency    almindeligt brugt
• common denominator    fællesnævner
• common good    almenvellet
• common ground    punkt hvor man kan mødes
• common land    fællesjord
• common law    sædvaneret
• common market    fællesmarked
• common noun    fællesnavn
• common or garden    ganske almindelig
• common room    opholdsstue, fællesrum
• common run    de fleste
• common sense    sund fornuft
• in common    fælles
• make common cause with    gøre fælles sag med
• the common touch    jævnhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
gewoon, algemeen, gemeenschappelijk, ordinair, meent, (mv) het Britse Lagerhuis, gebruiksrecht op andermans grond, gezond verstand

Français (French)
adj. - fréquent, commun, courant, du peuple, de la plus élémentaire (courtoisie), (Zool, Bot) commun, (Math) commun (dénominateur)
n. - (en) commun, terrain communal, (Jur) vaine pâture, (Jur) droits de sevide, droit de (vaine) pâture

idioms:

• by common consent    par consentement mutuel
• common carrier    (US) entreprise de transport public
• common cold    rhume de cerveau
• common currency    monnaie courante
• common denominator    commun dénominateur
• common ground    terrain d'entente
• common land    terre commune
• common law    droit coutumier
• common market    marché commun
• common noun    nom commun
• common or garden    commun (une plante)
• common room    (GB) salle commune, salle des professeurs
• common run    le commun des (mortels)
• common sense    sens commun, bon sens
• in common    en commun
• make common cause with    s'allier à (qn)
• the common good    intérêt commun, bien commun
• the common touch    (savoir) parler aux gens

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gemeinschaftlich, gewöhnlich, allgemein, gemeinsam
n. - Gemeindeland

idioms:

• by common consent    einmütig
• common carrier    Spediteur, öffentl. Verkehrsunternehmen
• common cold    Erkältung
• common currency    gemeinsame Währung
• common denominator    gemeinsamer Nenner
• common ground    gemeinsame Grundlage
• common land    Gemeindeland
• common law    Gewohnheitsrecht
• common market    Gemeinsamer Markt
• common noun    Gattungsbegriff
• common or garden    (ganz) gewöhnlich
• common room    Aufenthaltsraum
• common run    Durchschnitt
• common sense    gesunder Menschenverstand
• in common    gemeinsam
• make common cause with    gemeinsame Sache machen mit
• the common good    Allgemeinwohl
• the common touch    Volkstümlichkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοινός, κοινόχρηστος, δημόσιος, μέσος, συνήθης, παρακατιανός, ευτελής, χυδαίος, λαϊκός
n. - δημόσια ή κοινοτική γη, (θρησκ.) (θεία) λειτουργία, (καθομ.) κοινός νους

idioms:

• by common consent    κοινή συναινέσει, με κοινή συναίνεση
• common carrier    συγκοινωνιακός φορέας
• common cold    κοινό κρυολόγημα
• common currency    σε τρέχουσα χρήση
• common denominator    κοινός παρονομαστής
• common good    κοινό καλό, κοινό συμφέρον
• common ground    κοινά σημεία, βάση για αμοιβαία κατανόηση
• common land    (νομ.) έκταση του δημοσίου, δημόσια γη
• common law    (νομ.) (Βρετ.) εθιμικό δίκαιο, άγραφος νόμος
• common market    (οικον.) Κοινή Αγορά
• common noun    (γραμμ.) προσηγορικό, ουσιαστικό (όνομα)
• common or garden    (καθομ.) κοινός, συνηθισμένος
• common room    εντευκτήριο σχολής
• common run    το σύνηθες, τα συνηθισμένα
• common sense    κοινός νους, κοινή λογική
• in common    από κοινού
• make common cause with    θέτω κοινούς στόχους, συμπαρατάσσομαι με
• the common touch    επαφή με τον πολύ κόσμο, απήχηση στις λαϊκές μάζες

Italiano (Italian)
comune

idioms:

• common carrier    trasportatore
• common cold    raffreddore
• common currency    valuta corrente
• common denominator    denominatore comune
• common good    bene comune, bene pubblico
• common ground    terreno comune
• common land    terreno pubblico
• common law    legge non scritta
• common market    mercato comune
• common noun    nome comune
• common or garden    di uso comune
• common room    aula degli insegnanti
• common sense    buon senso
• common touch    tatto
• common-law wife/husband    concubino, convivente
• in common    in comune
• make common cause with    far causa comune con
• the Common Market    il Mercato Comune

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - comum, universal, ordinário, sem graduação, comum de dois (Gram.)
n. - comunhão (f), propriedade (f) pública, servidão (f) (Jur.), comum (m) (Ecles.)

idioms:

• common carrier    empresa (f) de transportes
• common cold    resfriado (m)
• common currency    moeda (f) comum
• common denominator    denominador (m) comum
• common good    bens (m pl) comuns
• common ground    nível (m) de aceitação comum
• common land    terras (f pl) públicas
• common law    direito (m) consuetudinário
• common market    mercado (m) comum
• common noun    substantivo (m) comum
• common or garden    banal (coloq.)
• common room    quarto (m) comum
• common run    tipo comum de bêbado
• common sense    senso (m) comum
• common touch    acesso (m) às massas
• common-law wife/husband    casamento (m) consensual
• House of Commons    Câmara (f) dos Comuns
• in common    em comum
• make common cause with    ter os mesmos interesses

Русский (Russian)
обычный, общий, пресловутый

idioms:

• common carrier    автотранспортное предприятие
• common cold    простуда
• common currency    общая валюта
• common denominator    общий знаменатель
• common good    общее благо
• common ground    общая позиция
• common land    пустырь
• common law    неписаный закон
• common market    общий рынок
• common noun    имя нарицательное
• common or garden    общий, заурядный
• common room    комната отдыха в институте
• common run    обычный порядок вещей
• common sense    здравый смысл
• common touch    простота в общении
• common-law wife/husband    сожительница/ сожитель
• House of Commons    Палата общин
• in common    общее
• make common cause with    присоединиться

Español (Spanish)
adj. - común, corriente, habitual, en común, trillado, gastado
n. - lo común, la comunidad, el común, tierras comunales, ejido

idioms:

• by common consent    de común acuerdo, según la opinión unánime
• common carrier    empresa de transportes
• common cold    resfrío, resfriado
• common currency    moneda corriente
• common denominator    común denominador
• common ground    interés común
• common land    ejido, terreno comunal
• common law    derecho consuetudinario
• common market    mercado común
• common noun    sustantivo común
• common or garden    ordinario, común y corriente
• common room    sala de profesores, sala de reunión de estudiantes
• common run    el común, rutinario
• common sense    sentido común, buen sentido
• in common    en común
• make common cause with    hacer un frente común con, hacer causa común con
• the common good    bien común, interés general, el bien de todos
• the common touch    contacto con el pueblo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gemensam, allmän, offentlig, vanlig, enklare
n. - allmänning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
通常的, 通俗的, 共同的, 公用的, 公共用地, 公有地

idioms:

• by common consent    经一致同意
• common carrier    公共运输商, 公用事业公司
• common cold    感冒
• common currency    通用货币
• common denominator    公分母, 共同特性
• common good    共同的利益
• common ground    共同点
• common land    公有土地
• common law    不成文法, 习惯法
• common market    共同市场, 欧洲共同体
• common noun    普通名词
• common or garden    平凡的
• common room    公共休息室
• common run    俗流
• common sense    常识, 天生的判断力
• in common    共同的, 共有的
• make common cause with    与...联合起来
• the common touch    平易近人的美德

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 通常的, 通俗的, 共同的, 公用的
n. - 公共用地, 公有地

idioms:

• by common consent    經一致同意
• common carrier    公共運輸商, 公用事業公司
• common cold    感冒
• common currency    通用貨幣
• common denominator    公分母, 共同特性
• common good    共同的利益
• common ground    共同點
• common land    公有土地
• common law    不成文法, 習慣法
• common market    共同市場, 歐洲共同體
• common noun    普通名詞
• common or garden    平凡的
• common room    公共休息室
• common run    俗流
• common sense    常識, 天生的判斷力
• in common    共同的, 共有的
• make common cause with    與...聯合起來
• the common touch    平易近人的美德

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 공통의, 보통의, 일반의, 품위 없는
n. - 공유지, 공유권, 미사 통상문

idioms:

• by common consent    만장일치로, 이의 없이
• in common    공동으로
• make common cause with    일으키다, 끼치다
• the common touch    붙임성

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 普通の, 共通の, 品のない, 一般の
n. - 共有地, 庶民, 共通

idioms:

• by common consent    満場一致で
• common carrier    一般輸送業者
• common cold    風邪
• common currency    通用している, 一般通貨
• common denominator    公分母, 共通点
• common gallinule    一般の水鳥
• common good    公共での共通理解
• common ground    共通基盤
• common land    公共用地
• common law    不文法, 普通法
• common market    共同市場, ヨーロッパ共同市場
• common noun    普通名詞
• common or garden    ありふれた
• common room    社交室, 休憩室
• common run    普通の
• common sense    常識
• common touch    庶民性, 俗受けする性格
• common-law wife/husband    普通法で婚姻をした夫/妻
• in common    共同に, 普通の
• make common cause with    提携する
• the Common Market    ヨーロッパ共同市場
• the common touch    共通の性質

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عام, شائع, متداول, مألوف, مشترك, مبتذل, واطيىء, عادي (الاسم) أرض مشاعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משותף, ציבורי, גס, פשוט, מצוי, רגיל, כללי, שכיח, פחות חשוב (פשע)‬
n. - ‮שטח ציבורי‬

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