Common
/ˈkɒmən/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Common
noun
- Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- The people; the community.
- The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
verb
adjective
- Mutual; shared by more than one.
"The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship."
- Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
"It is common to find sharks off this coast."
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
"It differs from the common blackbird in the size of its beak."
- Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
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SYNONYMS
appellativeepicenemutualsharedwidespreadcommon-or-gardeneverydaynormalordinarystandardusualcommon parlance
ANTONYMS
individualpeculiarpersonalfew and far betweenrareuncommonexceptionalextraordinarynoteworthyspecialtechnical term