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common purposes

common purposes is the plural of common purpose.

Meaning of common purpose

Noun

common purpose (plural common purposes)

  1. A purpose or intent shared by all members of a group.
    • These tasks may be summarised as comprising the maintenance and improvement of railway services and facilities during a transitional period; the reorganising of systems of management and technical practices, so as to secure maximum efficiency and economy from the fusion of four major railway...1951 April, D. S. Barrie, “British Railways: A Survey, 1948-1950”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 223

Questions about common purposes

What is common purposes the plural of?
Common purposes is the plural of common purpose.

Words near common purposes in the dictionary

  1. common practice
  2. common practice period
  3. common purple-glossed snake
  4. common purple-glossed snakes
  5. common purpose
  6. common purposes
  7. common purse
  8. common purses
  9. common purslane
  10. common purslanes
  11. common quail

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