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Common

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Similar meaning 30

Average 84% connected

That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc.

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Average 84% connected

That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc.

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Communal 84% connected

Pertaining to a commune.

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Communal 84% connected

Pertaining to a commune.

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Democratic 84% connected

Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.

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Democratic 84% connected

Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.

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Demotic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.

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Demotic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.

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Familiar 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.

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Familiar 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.

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Frequent 84% connected

Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.

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Frequent 84% connected

Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.

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General 84% connected

Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.

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General 84% connected

Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.

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Inferior 84% connected

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Inferior 84% connected

Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.

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Informal 84% connected

Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

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Informal 84% connected

Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, w…

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Lowborn 84% connected

Born in a low condition or rank; -- opposed to highborn.

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Lowborn 84% connected

Born in a low condition or rank; -- opposed to highborn.

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Ordinary 84% connected

According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.

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Ordinary 84% connected

According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.

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Popular 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular ele…

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Popular 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular ele…

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Public 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the pub…

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Public 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the pub…

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Shared 84% connected

of Share

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Shared 84% connected

of Share

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Standard 84% connected

A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.

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Standard 84% connected

A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.

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Parcel 76% connected

A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.

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Tract 76% connected

A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

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Commonalty 74% connected

The common people; those classes and conditions of people who are below the rank of nobility; the commons.

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Commonalty 74% connected

The common people; those classes and conditions of people who are below the rank of nobility; the commons.

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Commonness 74% connected

State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.

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Commonness 74% connected

State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.

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Park 74% connected

A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.

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Park 74% connected

A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.

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Attribute 4

Commonness 66% connected

State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.

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Commonness 66% connected

State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.

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See also 6

Joint 66% connected

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

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Joint 66% connected

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

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Ordinary 66% connected

According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.

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Ordinary 66% connected

According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.

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Usual 66% connected

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

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Usual 66% connected

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

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Synonym 11

Coarse 92% connected

Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; ro…

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Commons 92% connected

The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people.

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Green 92% connected

Having the color of grass when fresh and growing; resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emer…

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Mutual 92% connected

Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, adva…

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Park 92% connected

A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.

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Plebeian 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.

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Uncouth 92% connected

Unknown.

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Unwashed 92% connected

Not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean.

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Usual 92% connected

Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.

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Vernacular 92% connected

Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language; as, English is our vernac…

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Vulgar 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.

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Antonym 4

Single 94% connected

One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.

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Single 94% connected

One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.

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Uncommon 94% connected

Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

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Uncommon 94% connected

Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

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