Commonality

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  commonality \com`mon*al"i*ty\ n.
     1. the sharing of common attributes.
  
     Syn: commonness.
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     2. a characteristic held in common; a common feature.
        [PJC] commonalty

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  commonalty \com"mon*al*ty\, commonality \com`mon*al"i*ty\, n.;
     pl. {Commonalties}. [OF. communalt['e]; F. communaut['e], fr.
     communal. See {Communal}.]
     1. The common people; those classes and conditions of people
        who are below the rank of nobility; the commons.
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              The commonalty, like the nobility, are divided into
              several degrees.                      --Blackstone.
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              The ancient fare of our kings differed from that of
              the commonalty in plenteousness only. --Landon.
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     2. The majority or bulk of mankind. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  commonality
       n 1: class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or
            gentle rank [syn: {commonalty}, {commons}]
       2: sharing of common attributes [syn: {commonness}] [ant: {individuality}]