1occurring, found, or done often; prevalent:salt and pepper are the two most common seasoningscommon misspellingsit’s common for a woman to be depressed after giving birth
(of an animal or plant) found or living in relatively large numbers; not rare:you might spot less common birds such as the great spotted woodpeckerthe swordfish is not common in European waters
denoting the most widespread or typical species of an animal or plant:the common gull
ordinary; of ordinary qualities; without special rank or position:the dwellings of common peoplea common soldier
(of a quality) of a sort or level to be generally expected:common decency
of the most familiar type:the common or vernacular name
2shared by, coming from, or done by two or more people, groups, or things:the two republics' common borderproblems common to both communities
belonging to or involving the whole of a community or the public at large:common land
Mathematics belonging to two or more quantities.
3British showing a lack of taste and refinement supposedly typical of the lower classes; vulgar:she’s so common
4 Grammar (in Latin, Dutch, and certain other languages) of or denoting a gender of nouns that are conventionally regarded as masculine or feminine, contrasting with neuter.
(in English) denoting a noun that refers to individuals of either sex (e.g. teacher).
5 Prosody (of a syllable) able to be either short or long.
6 Law (of a crime) of lesser severity:common assault
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1a piece of open land for public use:we spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers
2British informal common sense.
3(in the Christian Church) a form of service used for each of a group of occasions.
4 (also right of common) English Law a person’s right over another’s land, e.g. for pasturage or mineral extraction.
common currency
1a system of money shared by two or more countries.
2something shared by different groups:a shared humanity is the common currency
common form
what is usually done; accepted procedure:it is nowadays common form to acknowledge Pound’s generosity to other writers
the common good
the benefit or interests of all:it is time our elected officials stood up for the common good
common ground
opinions or interests shared by each of two or more parties:artists from different cultural backgrounds found common ground
common knowledge
something known by most people:it’s common knowledge that no one has yet found a cure for cancer
common or garden
British informal of the usual or ordinary type:a common or garden family saloon car
common property
a thing or things held jointly:the atmosphere is the common property of every nation on earth
something known by most people:the general theory of climate change has now become common property
common thread
a theme or characteristic found in various stories or situations:a common thread through most of the stories is the support from the family
the common touch
the ability to get on with or appeal to ordinary people:he was an intimate of Lord Beaverbrook yet kept the common touch
have something in common
have a specified amount or degree of shared interests or characteristics:they had one thing in common, an obsession with rock and roll
in common
in joint use or possession; shared:a sect that had wives in common
Law held or owned by two or more people each having undivided possession but with distinct, separately transferable interests.
in common with
in the same way as:in common with other officers I had to undertake guard duties
out of the common
British rarely occurring; unusual:it is odd, yes, but not so out of the common
