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"Common" Definition

noun

A building or hall for dining, typically at a university or college.
A tract of land, usually in a centrally located spot, belonging to or used by a community as a whole: a band concert on the village common.
Common stock.
Ecclesiastical A service used for a particular class of festivals.
The common people; commonalty.

adjective

Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint: common interests.
Grammar Either masculine or feminine in gender.
Grammar Representing one or all of the members of a class; not designating a unique entity.
Having no special designation, status, or rank: a common sailor.
Most widely known; ordinary: the common housefly.

idiom

In common Equally with or by all.

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