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The correct spelling is commons.
How to pronounce commons
/ˈkɒmənz/
nounIPA: /ˈkɒmənz/
Say it like: Com-mon-s
The correct spelling is commons. Mutual good, shared by more than one. For example: "The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons."
Usage Examples
“The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons.”
“"The tragedy of the commons" is that none wish to make sacrifices of their or their family's interests for the common good.”
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.
- 5.A dining hall, usually at a college or university.
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.
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