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common (n):
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
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they went for a walk in the park

common (s):
commonly encountered
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a common (or familiar) complaint.
the usual greeting

common (a):
having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
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the common man.
a common sailor.
the common cold.
a common nuisance.
followed common procedure.
it is common knowledge that she lives alone.
the common housefly.
a common brand of soap

common (a):
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
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for the common good.
common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community

common (s):
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
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common parlance.
a vernacular term.
vernacular speakers.
the vulgar tongue of the masses.
the technical and vulgar names for an animal species

common (s):
of or associated with the great masses of people
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the common people in those days suffered greatly.
behavior that branded him as common.
his square plebeian nose.
a vulgar and objectionable person.
the unwashed masses

common (s):
to be expected; standard
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common decency

common (s):
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind.
behavior that branded him as common.
an untutored and uncouth human being.
an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy.
appealing to the vulgar taste for violence.
the vulgar display of the newly rich

common (s):
common to or shared by two or more parties
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a common friend.
the mutual interests of management and labor

common (s):
of low or inferior quality or value
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of what coarse metal ye are molded.
produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population

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A man is as old as he feels

insan hissettiği yaştadır.

A person's age is immaterial - it is only when he thinks and feels that he is ageing that he actually becomes old.

See Multilingual WordNet Project which is compiled by Samuel Chong at Pasadena City College

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