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commun — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • common adjective Happening often, or found in large numbers; not rare.
  • communal adjective Shared by everyone in a group or community; not privately owned.
  • joint adj Shared or done by two or more people together.
  • quotidian adj Happening every day; daily.
  • regular adj Happening at consistent, predictable intervals.
  • stray verb To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
  • unremarkable adj Ordinary; not exceptional or worth commenting on.

Senses

commun is used for these senses in English:

  • common Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
  • communal Shared by a community; public.
  • joint Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
  • quotidian Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly. [from 15th c.]
  • regular (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
  • stray (historical) An area of common land for use by domestic animals.
  • unremarkable Not remarkable.

common — full definition

  1. adjective Happening often, or found in large numbers; not rare.
  2. adjective Shared by two or more people or things.
  3. adjective Ordinary or unremarkable, sometimes used to suggest something is unrefined or lacking class.
  4. noun An open area of land, especially in a town, that everyone is free to use.

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