"Common" meaning in English

See Common in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Commons [plural]
Etymology: Probably a variant of Cumming or a reduced form of McCommon. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Cumming}} Cumming, {{m|en|McCommon}} McCommon Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Commons}} Common (plural Commons)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Common-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Common
  1. (science fiction, fantasy) Denoting the name of a universal language in various works. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Science fiction Synonyms: Standard Related terms: Galactic
    Sense id: en-Common-en-name-ZfauVmyc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Topics: fantasy, literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for Common meaning in English (2.3kB)

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