allmän — meaning in English

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.
• general adj Applying to or covering a whole group rather than one specific part; overall.
• global adj Affecting or involving the whole world.
• main adj Most important; primary or chief.
• public adj Open and visible to everyone; not hidden or private.

Senses

allmän is used for these senses in English:

• common Mutual; shared by more than one.
• communal Shared by a community; public.
• general Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal. [from 13th c.]
• general Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.]
• global (not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.
• main Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
• public Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country. [from 15th c.]

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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