COMMON | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Common

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old French comun (adjective), from Latin communis

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: ˈkɒmən

Dialects: British English

Definition:

occurring, found, or done often; prevalent

Short Definition:

occurring or done often

Examples:

salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings
common misspellings
it's common for children to have middle ear infections

Definition:

shared by, coming from, or done by two or more people, groups, or things

Short Definition:

shared by two or more people or things

Examples:

the two republics' common border
problems common to both communities

Definition:

showing a lack of taste and refinement supposedly typical of the lower classes; vulgar

Short Definition:

vulgarly lower-class

Examples:

she's so common

Definition:

(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.

Short Definition:

denoting gender of nouns

Definition:

(of a syllable) able to be either short or long.

Short Definition:

(of syllable) able to be either short or long

Definition:

(of a crime) of lesser severity

Short Definition:

(of crime) of lesser importance

Examples: