"commons" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑmənz/ [General-American], /ˈkɒmənz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-commons.ogg [US]
enPR: kŏmʹənz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} commons
  1. plural of common Tags: form-of, plural Form of: common
    Sense id: en-commons-en-noun-rkkH3Opm

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑmənz/ [General-American], /ˈkɒmənz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-commons.ogg [US]
enPR: kŏmʹənz Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} commons
  1. (usually singular in construction) A public area, especially a dining hall, at a college or university; a similar shared spaced elsewhere. Tags: singular, usually Categories (topical): Buildings, Rooms
    Sense id: en-commons-en-noun-kUZPn1Qu Disambiguation of Buildings: 1 30 3 7 7 4 18 17 1 11 Disambiguation of Rooms: 1 26 3 7 7 5 19 19 2 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 5 13 12 8 2 13 1 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 27 6 10 10 4 2 15 3 23
  2. (usually singular in construction) A common (common land); especially, a central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area. Tags: singular, usually Translations (a central section of an older town): fælled (english: shared grazing ground in medieval and early modern villages) [common-gender] (Danish), volksplaats (Dutch), Allmende [archaic, feminine] (German), rossio [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-commons-en-noun-MBmu6xG0 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of 'a central section of an older town': 0 81 2 1 15 0 1 0
  3. (figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: res communis Translations (the mutual good of all): almenvelle [neuter] (Danish), fælles bedste [neuter] (Danish), gemene [neuter] (Dutch), algemeen goed [neuter] (Dutch), gemeengoed [neuter] (Dutch), komunejo (Esperanto), ზიარი (ziari) (Georgian), ზიარი რესურსი (ziari resursi) (Georgian), Allmende [archaic, feminine] (German), bene comune (Italian), javno dobro (Serbo-Croatian), opće dobro (Serbo-Croatian), procomún (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-commons-en-noun-BCbKyDj6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 5 13 12 8 2 13 1 22 Disambiguation of 'the mutual good of all': 3 3 81 3 2 0 0 6
  4. The common people collectively, the third estate, the people not belonging to the nobility or clergy
    Sense id: en-commons-en-noun-SGitSzG3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 5 13 12 8 2 13 1 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 27 6 10 10 4 2 15 3 23
  5. (chiefly historical) The free burghers/bourgeoisie of a given town, taken collectively. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-commons-en-noun-TKHdkGA9
  6. (euphemistic, obsolete) An outhouse. Tags: euphemistic, obsolete Categories (topical): Toilet (room) Synonyms: common house, House of Commons, bathroom
    Sense id: en-commons-en-noun-UCaqdteI Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 1 17 1 3 6 3 40 20 2 7 Categories (other): English euphemisms
  7. (obsolete, UK, Oxford University) Food served at a fixed rate from the college buttery, distinguished from battels. Tags: UK, obsolete
    Sense id: en-commons-en-noun-4t9rZPh0 Categories (other): British English, Oxford University English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 5 13 12 8 2 13 1 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 27 6 10 10 4 2 15 3 23
  8. Food in general; rations.
    Sense id: en-commons-en-noun-1bVh9~bl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: digital commons, House of Commons, pinch-commons, tragedy of the commons Related terms: common, commoner

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɑmənz/ [General-American], /ˈkɒmənz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-commons.ogg [US]
enPR: kŏmʹənz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} commons
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of common Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: common
    Sense id: en-commons-en-verb-IBjn6J7L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 25 5 13 12 8 2 13 1 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 27 6 10 10 4 2 15 3 23

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      "sense": "the mutual good of all",
      "word": "bene comune"
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      "sense": "the mutual good of all",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "the mutual good of all",
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