common

adjective
com·mon
kŏm'ən

Mutual; shared by more than one.

Example

“The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.”

Other meanings

(of a quality) Existing among virtually all people; universal.
“common knowledge, common decency, common sense”
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
“It is common to find sharks off this coast.”

Synonyms

mutual

Example sentences

“You need to find the lowest common denominator.”
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“How common is intelligent life in the universe?”
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“She works for the common good.”
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Word history

From Latin "commūnis" (common, public, general).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “common” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.