Commons
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Commons
Noun
- A public area, especially a dining hall, at a college or university; a similar shared spaced elsewhere.
- A common (common land); especially, a central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area.
"The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons."
- The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
""The tragedy of the commons" is that none wish to make sacrifices of their or their family's interests for the common good."
- The common people collectively, the third estate, the people not belonging to the nobility or clergy.
- The free burghers/bourgeoisie of a given town, taken collectively.
Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of common
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