"Common Sense" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɔmənˈsɛns/, /ˈkɔmənˌsɛns/ Audio: De-Common Sense.ogg Forms: Common Sense [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Common Sense [nominative, singular], Common Sense [genitive, singular], Common Sense [dative, singular], Common Sense [accusative, singular], Commonsense [alternative]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English common sense, mid-18th c. Etymology templates: {{ubor|de|en|common sense}} Unadapted borrowing from English common sense Head templates: {{de-noun|m,-.sg|nolinkhead=1}} Common Sense m (strong, genitive Common Sense, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,-.sg}}
  1. common sense Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: gesunder Menschenverstand, Gemeinsinn Related terms: Gemeinsinn
    Sense id: en-Common_Sense-de-noun-Etfobbuq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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