Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The possession, along with another or others, of a certain attribute or set of attributes.
- noun A shared feature or attribute.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
commonalty .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the sharing of common attributes.
- noun a characteristic held in common; a common feature.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
common people ; thecommonalty - noun The
joint possession of a set ofattributes orcharacteristics . - noun Such a
shared attribute or characteristic - noun telecommunications A quality that applies to
materiel or systems: (a) possessinglike andinterchangeable parts orcharacteristics enabling each to be utilized, or operated and maintained in common; (b) having interchangeable repair parts and/orcomponents ; (c) applying toconsumable items interchangeably equivalent without adjustment.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun sharing of common attributes
- noun a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
Etymologies
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Examples
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The commonality is clear: neither party really cares any more what American citizens want.
GOP applauds, Dems criticize overturning Sotomayor ruling 2009
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But the core commonality is this: Members of both movements believe in what you might call mass innocence.
Why the Tea Party Encourages & Terrifies Me | Managing Greatness 2010
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That point of commonality is simply this: we all suffer.
Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge: Bless Those Who Persecute You: The Just Response to Gay Bullying Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge 2010
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There is a certain commonality between psychology and fiction: both deal with the human experience and attempt to understand motivation and such.
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That point of commonality is simply this: we all suffer.
Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge: Bless Those Who Persecute You: The Just Response to Gay Bullying Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge 2010
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That point of commonality is simply this: we all suffer.
Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge: Bless Those Who Persecute You: The Just Response to Gay Bullying Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge 2010
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Tamils feel a certain commonality which each other whether they live in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Fiji or the United States, which is the hallmark of nationalism.
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Their commonality is a dominant role of the government at the expense of the private sector.
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Most people feel certain commonality which each other, Hector.
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That point of commonality is simply this: we all suffer.
Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge: Bless Those Who Persecute You: The Just Response to Gay Bullying Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge 2010
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