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Common Adjective Yaygın  /ˈkɒmən  ˈkɑːmən  Commoner Commonest Olağan

Level A1 
Kind adjective
Front common 
IPA  /ˈkɒmən  ; US ˈkɑːmən  / adjective (commoner; commonest)
Back olağan, yaygın, genel, bilinen
sıradan, sade
Back 2

common (adjective)

 /ˈkɒmən  ; US ˈkɑːmən  / adjective (commoner; commonest)
 
 1 happening or found often or in many places; usual
olağan, yaygın, genel, bilinen
 Nowadays it is common practice to have security cameras in shops.
 Pilot error is the commonest/most common cause of plane crashes.
 The daisy is a common wild flower.
OPPOSITE UNCOMMON
 2 common (to sb/sth)
shared by or belonging to two or more people or groups; shared by most or all people
ortak, yaygın
 The Americans and the British share a common language.
 This type of behaviour is common to most children of that age.
 We have a common interest in gardening.
 3 [only before a noun]
not special; ordinary
sıradan, sade
 The officers had much better living conditions than the common soldiers.
OPPOSITE UNCOMMON
 4 (British, informal)
having or showing a lack of education
kaba, adi, bayağı
 Don't speak like that. It's common!
IDIOM
be common/public knowledge
to be sth that everyone knows
herkes tarafından tanınmak/bilinmek
 Their money problems are common knowledge.
 

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