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Commons

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Noun

1. common, commons, green, park

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

Example Sentences:
'they went for a walk in the park'

2. common land, commons

a pasture subject to common use

3. commonality, commonalty, commons

a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank

4. commons, third estate

the common people

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Commons

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noun
1. (functioning as plural)
people not of noble birth viewed as forming a political order
2. (functioning as plural)
the lower classes as contrasted to the ruling classes of society; the commonalty
3. (functioning as singular) British
a building or hall for dining, recreation, etc, usually attached to a college
4. (usually functioning as plural) British
food or rations (esp in the phrase short commons)
noun
the Commons

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Commons

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plural noun
1. 
the common people; commonalty
2.  [often with sing. v.]
a. 
the body politic that is made up of commoners
b.  [C-]
House of Commons
3.  [often with sing. v.]
a. 
food provided for meals in common for all members of a group
b. 
a room, building, table, or tables where such food is served, as at a college
c. 
an allowance or ration of food

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Commons

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adj. com·mon·er, com·mon·est
1.
a. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint: common interests.
b. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public: for the common good.
2. Widespread; prevalent: Gas stations became common as the use of cars grew.
3.
a. Occurring frequently or habitually; usual: It is common for movies to last 90 minutes or more.
b. Most widely known; ordinary: the common housefly.
4. Having no special designation, status, or rank: a common sailor.
5.
a. Not distinguished by superior or noteworthy characteristics; average: the common spectator.
b. Of no special quality; standard: common procedure.
c. Of mediocre or inferior quality; second-rate: common cloth.
6. Unrefined or coarse in manner; vulgar: behavior that branded him as common.
7. Grammar
a. Either masculine or feminine in gender.
b. Representing one or all of the members of a class; not designating a unique entity.
n.
1. commons The common people; commonalty.
2. commons(used with a sing. or pl. verb)
a. The social class composed of commoners.
b. The parliamentary representatives of this class.
3. Commons The House of Commons.
4. A tract of land, usually in a centrally located spot, belonging to or used by a community as a whole: a band concert on the village common.
5. The legal right of a person to use the lands or waters of another, as for fishing.
6. commons(used with a sing. verb) A building or hall for dining, typically at a university or college.
7. Common stock.
8. Ecclesiastical A service used for a particular class of festivals.

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