Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a common manner.
- Jointly; familiarly.
- Usually; generally; ordinarily: for the most part: as, confirmed habits commonly continue through life.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part.
- adverb obsolete In common; familiarly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb
as a rule ;frequently ;usually - adverb obsolete
in common ; familiarly
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb under normal conditions
Etymologies
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Sometimes they are compared by the _Adverbs_ _very, infinitely_; and the _Adjectives_ _more, most_; _less, least_; as _long, very long, infinitely long_; _short, more short, most short_; _commonly, less commonly, least commonly_.
A Short System of English Grammar For the Use of the Boarding School in Worcester (1759)
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"WAF," he explains, "stands for "'wife acceptance factor,' a term commonly used nowadays that means, simply, you will not have to say, 'Oh, hi sweetheart I took all your mementos down from the shelf and replaced them with this big speaker.'
Ellen Sterling: The Sound of Music Just Keeps Getting Better So That Today It Is Astounding
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"They need to bring out the bazooka immediately," he said, using a term commonly applied to the prospect of a much larger financial aid program than the euro zone has so far applied to resolving the crises in indebted countries at the periphery of the region.
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According to journalist Clifton Johnson in 1904, the word was used to refer to blacks in the South and was chosen primarily for it's derogatory value, being considered more offensive than the term "colored," another term commonly used to refer to people of African descent at the time.
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"WAF," he explains, "stands for "'wife acceptance factor,' a term commonly used nowadays that means, simply, you will not have to say, 'Oh, hi sweetheart I took all your mementos down from the shelf and replaced them with this big speaker.'
Ellen Sterling: The Sound of Music Just Keeps Getting Better So That Today It Is Astounding
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Borderline Personality Disorder is a label commonly applied to women who have endured extreme, usually ongoing, physical or emotional abuse or neglect.11 It is rarely used as a diagnosis for men.12 This diagnosis is often used to describe women who have intense needs for help and support, whom many mental health workers consider to be bothersome and untreatable.
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† A term commonly used to refer collectively to psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other individuals who are trained to help people with psychological and emotional problems.
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Or “incurve,” a term commonly used as the nineteenth century became the twentieth.
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Or “incurve,” a term commonly used as the nineteenth century became the twentieth.
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Or “incurve,” a term commonly used as the nineteenth century became the twentieth.
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