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Common

adjective

(compar. commoner; superl. commonest)

Belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public. "Common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community"

Having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual. "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 to or shared by two or more parties. Synonym: mutual. "The mutual interests of management and labor"

Commonly encountered. Synonym: usual. "The usual greeting"

Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language. Synonyms: vernacular, vulgar. "A vernacular term" , "Vernacular speakers" , "The vulgar tongue of the masses" , "The technical and vulgar names for an animal species"

Of or associated with the great masses of people. Synonyms: plebeian, unwashed, vulgar. "Behavior that branded him as common" , "His square plebeian nose" , "A vulgar and objectionable person" , "The unwashed masses"

Of low or inferior quality or value. Synonym: coarse. "Produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"

Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste. Synonyms: coarse, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar. "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"

To be expected; standard.

noun

A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area. Synonyms: commons, green, park.