common name

com·mon name

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kom-uh n neym]
- /ˈkɒm ən neɪm/
- /ˈkɒmən neɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kom-uh n neym]
- /ˈkɒm ən neɪm/

Definitions of common name words

noun common name a noun that may be preceded by an article or other limiting modifier and that denotes any or all of a class of entities and not an individual, as man, city, horse, music. 1
noun common name Used other than as an idiom: see common,‎ name. 0
noun common name (taxonomy) The name by which a species is known to the general public, rather than its taxonomic or scientific name. 0

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Origin of common name

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Common name

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Common name

common name popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

common name usage trend in Literature

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