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- common-law marriage/ˌkɒm.ən ˌlɔː ˈmær.ɪdʒ/A marriage-like relationship recognized by law based on the couple living together as spouses for a significant period, without a formal ceremony or marriage license.nounC1
- common-sense realism/ˌkɒm.ən ˌsens ˈrɪə.lɪ.zəm/A philosophical position that asserts the existence of an external world, independent of our perception, which we can know directly through ordinary experience and common sense.nounC2
- commonage/ˈkɒmənɪdʒ/The right to pasture animals on common land; the land itself held in common.nounC2
- commonality/ˌkɒm.əˈnæl.ə.ti/The state of sharing features or attributes; a shared characteristic.nounC1/C2
- commonalty/ˈkɒmənəlti/The ordinary people, as distinct from the nobility or ruling classes; the common people collectively.nounC2+ (Very Low Frequency / Archaic-Legal-Historical)
- commoner/ˈkɒm.ən.ə/A person who is not of noble rank or title; an ordinary person without aristocratic privileges.nounC1
- commonhold/ˈkɒm.ən.həʊld/A system of property ownership, in effect in England and Wales, where each unit owner holds a freehold title to their property (e.g., a flat) and is a member of a management company that owns and maintains the common parts of the building or estate.nounC2
- commonize/ˈkɒm.ə.naɪz/To make something common, shared, or standardized.verb-transitiveLow
- commonplace/ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs/Something ordinary, unremarkable, or frequently encountered.adjectivenounC1
- commonplace book/ˈkɒm.ən.pleɪs ˌbʊk/A personal notebook in which a person records quotations, ideas, observations, and other noteworthy information collected from reading and life.nounC1/C2
- commons/ˈkɒm.ənz/A piece of land or resources owned collectively or available for general public use.nounB2
- commonweal/ˈkɒmənwiːl/The welfare, benefit, or public good of a community; the commonwealth.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- commonwealth/ˈkɒmənwelθ/An independent political community; a state or nation viewed as a body of people united by a common interest or purpose.nounC1
- commonwealth day/ˌkɒmənwelθ ˈdeɪ/A commemorative day celebrating the association of Commonwealth nations, historically the British Empire.nounC1
- commonwealth of england/ˈkɒmənwelθ əv ˈɪŋɡlənd/The official name for the republican state that existed in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1649 to 1660, following the execution of King Charles I and preceding the Restoration of the monarchy.nounVery low
- commonwealth of independent states/ˌkɒmənwelθ əv ˌɪndɪpendənt ˈsteɪts/A regional intergovernmental organization and political union formed in 1991, comprising most of the former Soviet republics.nounC1
- commonwealth of nations/ˈkɒmənwelθ əv ˈneɪʃ(ə)nz/A voluntary political association of 56 independent and equal sovereign states, most of which were former territories of the British Empire.nounLow
- commorancy/ˈkɒm(ə)rənsi/The act or state of dwelling or residing in a place.nounC2 (Very Rare)
- commotion/kəˈməʊʃ(ə)n/A sudden, noisy, and confused state of disturbance or excitement among a group of people.nounB2
- commove/kəˈmuːv/To stir up or agitate deeply; to cause strong mental or emotional disturbance.verbverb-transitiveVery rare/Literary/Archaic
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