common
/ˈkɑmən/ noun C1- Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- The people; the community.
- The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
Plural commons
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“But, I say,” remarked the police sergeant, whose slow, bucolic common sense was still pondering the open window.
In short, Watson, it is a very common book.”
He may have been a common burglar, or he may have had some private grudge against Mr.
Another point: I made it my business to hunt down some of Moriarty’s checks lately—just common innocent checks that he pays his household bills with.
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