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The correct spelling is commoner.
How to pronounce commoner
adjective
IPA: /ˈkɒmənə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Com-mon-er
The correct spelling is commoner. Mutual; 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
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.
noun
- 1.A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.
- 2.Someone who is not of noble rank.
- 3.(Oxbridge slang) An undergraduate who does not hold either a scholarship or an exhibition.
- 4.(Oxford University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Cambridge called a pensioner.
- 5.Someone holding common rights because of residence or land ownership in a particular manor, especially rights on common land.
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