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lowest common denominator

low com·mon de·nom·i·na·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loh kom-uh n dih-nom-uh-ney-ter]
    • /loʊ ˈkɒm ən dɪˈnɒm əˌneɪ tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loh kom-uh n dih-nom-uh-ney-ter]
    • /loʊ ˈkɒm ən dɪˈnɒm əˌneɪ tər/

Definitions of lowest common denominator words

  • abbreviation LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR least common denominator. 1
  • noun lowest common denominator least shared multiple 1
  • noun lowest common denominator people: least enlightened 1
  • countable noun lowest common denominator If you describe a plan or policy as the lowest common denominator, you are critical of it because it has been deliberately made too simple so that nobody will disagree. 0
  • countable noun lowest common denominator If you say that something is designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator, you are critical of it because it is designed to be liked by the majority of people. 0
  • countable noun lowest common denominator In mathematics, the lowest common denominator is the smallest number that all the numbers on the bottom of a particular group of fractions can be divided into. 0
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Origin of lowest common denominator

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Lowest common denominator

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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lowest common denominator popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for lowest common denominator

noun lowest common denominator

  • joe blow — an average citizen; man in the street.
  • least common denominator — the smallest number that is a common denominator of a given set of fractions.
All 2 Synonyms of lowest common denominator

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