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The correct spelling is common.
How to pronounce common
/ˈkɒmən/
nounIPA: /ˈkɒmən/
Say it like: Com-mon
The correct spelling is common. Mutual good, shared by more than one. For example: "The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship."
Usage Examples
“The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.”
“It is common to find sharks off this coast.”
“It differs from the common blackbird in the size of its beak.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- 2.A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- 3.The people; the community.
- 4.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
- 1.To communicate (something).
- 2.To converse, talk.
- 3.To have sex.
- 4.To participate.
- 5.To have a joint right with others in common ground.
adjective
- 1.Mutual; shared by more than one.
- 2.Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- 3.Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
- 4.Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- 5.(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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