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Mutual; shared by more than one.

Example: The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

Example: It is common to find sharks off this coast.

Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.

Example: It differs from the common blackbird in the size of its beak.

Simple, ordinary or vulgar.

A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.

Someone who is not of noble rank.

(Oxbridge slang) An undergraduate who does not hold either a scholarship or an exhibition.

(Oxford University) A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges; at Cambridge called a pensioner.