Hyphenation of common

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com-mon

Definitions of common:

1.
A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
They went for a walk in the park
2.
Belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole
Public For the common good Common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community
3.
Having no special distinction or quality
Widely known or commonly encountered Average or ordinary or usual The common man A common sailor The common cold A common nuisance Followed common procedure It is common knowledge that she lives alone The common housefly A common brand of soap
4.
Common to or shared by two or more parties
A common friend The mutual interests of management and labor
5.
Commonly encountered
A common (or familiar) complaint The usual greeting
6.
Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
Common parlance A vernacular term Vernacular speakers The vulgar tongue of the masses The technical and vulgar names for an animal species
7.
Of or associated with the great masses of people
The common people in those days suffered greatly Behavior that branded him as common His square plebeian nose A vulgar and objectionable person The unwashed masses
8.
Of low or inferior quality or value
Of what coarse metal ye are molded- Shakespeare Produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population
9.
Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
He had coarse manners but a first-rate mind Behavior that branded him as common An untutored and uncouth human being An uncouth soldier--a real tough guy Appealing to the vulgar taste for violence The vulgar display of the newly rich
10.
To be expected
Standard Common decency

Synonyms of common:

adj common, communal, public, joint
adj common, average, ordinary, democratic, popular, demotic, frequent, general, grassroots, standard, usual, ordinary
adj mutual, shared
adj usual, familiar
adj vernacular, vulgar, informal
adj plebeian, vulgar, unwashed, lowborn
adj coarse, inferior
adj coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar, unrefined
adj ordinary
noun park, commons, green, tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel

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