land or resources belonging to or affecting the whole of a community

the mismanagement of a commons

the global commons of Antarctica

provisions shared in common; rations

occurring, found, or done often; prevalent

salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings

common misspellings

it's common for children to have middle ear infections

shared by, coming from, or done by two or more people, groups, or things

the two republics' common border

problems common to both communities

showing a lack of taste and refinement supposedly typical of the lower classes; vulgar

she's so common

(in Latin, Dutch, and certain other languages) of or denoting a gender of nouns that are conventionally regarded as masculine or feminine, contrasting with neuter

(of a syllable) able to be either short or long

(of a crime) of lesser severity

common assault

a piece of open land for public use

we spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers

common sense

(in the Christian Church) a form of service used for each of a group of occasions

a person's right over another's land, e.g. for pasturage or mineral extraction