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A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems; any belief, etc. held in common.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, uncountable
Examples
- The first thing to do is to find common ground with the person you just met.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, ground; especially, common land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: footing, basis, ground
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
ortaq mövqe
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Azerbaijani:
ortaq məxrəc
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Catalan:
terreny comú
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Finnish:
yhteinen pohja
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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French:
terrain d’entente
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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French:
points communs
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Hebrew:
מכנה משותף
(makhané m'shutáf)
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Italian:
terreno d'intesa
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Italian:
terreno comune
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Italian:
punto d'incontro
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Polish:
płaszczyzna porozumienia
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Portuguese:
etendimento comum
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Portuguese:
terreno comum
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Romanian:
teren comun
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Romanian:
numitor comun
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Spanish:
comunaleza
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Spanish:
comunalía
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Spanish:
terreno común
— commonly held beliefs or interests
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Spanish:
puntos en común
— commonly held beliefs or interests