Common: meaning, definitions and examples
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common
[ ˈkɒmən ]
in general use
Belonging equally to, or shared by, two or more or all in question.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Common property
- common interests
ordinary people
The common people.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The welfare of the common is the supreme law
Translations
Translations of the word "common" in other languages:
🇵🇹 comum
- frequente
- ordinário
🇮🇳 सामान्य
- आम
- प्रचलित
🇩🇪 gewöhnlich
- üblich
- verbreitet
🇮🇩 umum
- biasa
- lazim
🇺🇦 загальний
- звичайний
- поширений
🇵🇱 powszechny
- zwykły
- popularny
🇯🇵 一般的な (ippan-teki na)
- 普通の (futsū no)
- 共通の (kyōtsū no)
🇫🇷 commun
- fréquent
- ordinaire
🇪🇸 común
- frecuente
- ordinario
🇹🇷 yaygın
- sıradan
- genel
🇰🇷 일반적인 (ilbanjeog-in)
- 흔한 (heunhan)
- 보통의 (botong-ui)
🇸🇦 شائع
- عادي
- متكرر
🇨🇿 běžný
- obecný
- obvyklý
🇸🇰 bežný
- spoločný
- zvyčajný
🇨🇳 常见的 (chángjiàn de)
- 普通的 (pǔtōng de)
- 共同的 (gòngtóng de)
🇸🇮 pogost
- običajen
- splošen
🇮🇸 algengur
- venjulegur
- almenntur
🇰🇿 жалпы
- әдеттегі
- кең таралған
🇬🇪 საერთო
- ჩვეულებრივი
- გავრცელებული
🇦🇿 ümumi
- adi
- yayılmış
🇲🇽 común
- frecuente
- ordinario
Etymology
The word 'common' originated from the Latin word 'communis', meaning 'belonging to all'. It has been in use in the English language for centuries, evolving to encompass various meanings related to shared ownership, ordinary people, and prevalence. The concept of 'common' has played a significant role in societal structures and legal systems throughout history.
See also: commonality, commoner, commoners, commonization, commonize, commonly, commonness, commonplace, commonwealth, uncommon, uncommonly.