ALL meanings of in common
in com·mon
I i - adjective in common Mathematics. bearing a similar relation to two or more entities. 1
- adjective in common of, relating to, or being common stock: common shares. 1
- noun in common Often, commons. Chiefly New England. a tract of land owned or used jointly by the residents of a community, usually a central square or park in a city or town. 1
- noun in common Law. the right or liberty, in common with other persons, to take profit from the land or waters of another, as by pasturing animals on another's land (common of pasturage) or fishing in another's waters (common of piscary) 1
- noun in common commons, (used with a singular or plural verb) the commonalty; the nonruling class. the body of people not of noble birth or not ennobled, as represented in England by the House of Commons. (initial capital letter) the representatives of this body. (initial capital letter) the House of Commons. 1
- noun in common commons. (used with a singular verb) a large dining room, especially at a university or college. (usually used with a plural verb) British. food provided in such a dining room. (usually used with a plural verb) food or provisions for any group. 1
- noun in common (sometimes initial capital letter) Ecclesiastical. an office or form of service used on a festival of a particular kind. the ordinary of the Mass, especially those parts sung by the choir. the part of the missal and breviary containing Masses and offices of those saints assigned to them. 1
- noun in common Obsolete. the community or public. the common people. 1
- idioms in common in common, in joint possession or use; shared equally: They have a love of adventure in common. 1
- adverb in common shared, mutually 1
- adjective in common belonging equally to, or shared alike by, two or more or all in question: common property; common interests. 1
- adjective in common pertaining or belonging equally to an entire community, nation, or culture; public: a common language or history; a common water-supply system. 1
- adjective in common joint; united: a common defense. 1
- adjective in common widespread; general; ordinary: common knowledge. 1
- adjective in common of frequent occurrence; usual; familiar: a common event; a common mistake. 1
- adjective in common hackneyed; trite. 1
- adjective in common of mediocre or inferior quality; mean; low: a rough-textured suit of the most common fabric. 1
- adjective in common coarse; vulgar: common manners. 1
- adjective in common lacking rank, station, distinction, etc.; unexceptional; ordinary: a common soldier; common people; the common man; a common thief. 1
- adjective in common Dialect. friendly; sociable; unaffected. 1
- adjective in common Anatomy. forming or formed by two or more parts or branches: the common carotid arteries. 1
- adjective in common Prosody. (of a syllable) able to be considered as either long or short. 1
- adjective in common Grammar. not belonging to an inflectional paradigm; fulfilling different functions that in some languages require different inflected forms: English nouns are in the common case whether used as subject or object. constituting one of two genders of a language, especially a gender comprising nouns that were formerly masculine or feminine: Swedish nouns are either common or neuter. noting a word that may refer to either a male or a female: French élève has common gender. English lacks a common gender pronoun in the third person singular. (of a noun) belonging to the common gender. 1
- adverb in common Shared with one or more others. 0
- adverb in common Held in joint possession. 0
- adverb in common Possessing similar or identical qualities. 0
- phrase in common If two or more things have something in common, they have the same characteristic or feature. 0
- phrase in common If two or more people have something in common, they share the same interests or experiences. 0
- noun in common mutually held or used with another or others 0
- noun in common equally with, or shared by, another or all concerned 0