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Plural of common

regular plural

The plural of common is commons.

Forms of common

Singularcommon /ˈkɒmən/
Pluralcommons /ˈkɑmənz/
Countablecountable

Commons in a sentence

  • The Renaissance festival started with the "peasants" meeting in the commons.From the entry commons
  • The commons is the green space surrounded by the village hall, the school, and the church.From the entry commons
  • The commons of New England towns are important contributors to their charm.From the entry commons
  • "The tragedy of the commons" is that none wish to make sacrifices of their or their family's interests for the common good.From the entry commons
  • The rich alluvial soils of the Peace River Valley are part of our foodlands commons.2018, Wendy Holm, Damming the Peace: The hidden costs of the Site C Dam, page 115. From the entry foodland

Meaning of common

  1. adjective Mutual; shared by more than one.
  2. adjective Existing among virtually all people; universal.
  3. adjective Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

Full definition of common

Questions about the plural of common

What is the plural of common?
The plural of common is commons.
Is common countable?
Common is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: common (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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