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    • common :a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
      • they went for a walk in the park

    • common :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

    • common :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

    • common :common to or shared by two or more parties
      • a common friend|the mutual interests of management and labor

    • common :commonly encountered
      • a common (or familiar) complaint|the usual greeting

    • common :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

    • common :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

    • common :of low or inferior quality or value
      • of what coarse metal ye are molded|produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population

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