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res communis

res communis noun: the commons, or common heritage of mankind.

Noun

res communis (uncountable)

  1. The commons, or common heritage of mankind.
    • Biological examples of res communis include fish and mammals in high seas.

Origin of res communis

From Latin res communis.

Questions about res communis

What does res communis mean?
Res communis means the commons, or common heritage of mankind.
What part of speech is res communis?
Res communis is a noun.

Words near res communis in the dictionary

  1. rerunning
  2. reruns
  3. res
  4. res angusta domi
  5. res cogitans
  6. res communis
  7. Res et-Teib
  8. res extensa
  9. res gestae
  10. res integra
  11. res inter alios acta

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