"common ground" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-common ground.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} common ground (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Related terms: make common cause Translations (commonly held beliefs or interests): ortaq mövqe (Azerbaijani), ortaq məxrəc (Azerbaijani), yhteinen pohja (Finnish), terrain d’entente [masculine] (French), terreno d'intesa [masculine] (Italian), płaszczyzna porozumienia [feminine] (Polish), etendimento comum [masculine] (Portuguese), comunaleza (desus.) [feminine] (Spanish), comunalía (desus.) [feminine] (Spanish)
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