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noun
an area of land in the United Kingdom or Ireland that is open to the public at all times and until the 18th century would have been land that was free for anybody to graze their animals on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
Synonyms: common, commons, commonage
Antonyms: none provided
noun
collectively, all the common land in one of those two countries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a pasture subject to common use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: commons
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley
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