commonality

las cosas en común

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled "commonalty” and must be preceded by the definite article in the sense shown in 2).

commonality(

muh

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lih

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (things in common)

a. las cosas en común

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The senator said he hopes to find commonality with the new president on some issues.El senador dijo que espera encontrar cosas en común con el nuevo presidente en algunos temas.

2. (commoners)

a. los plebeyos

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The commonality petitioned their lord to hear their grievances.Los plebeyos pidieron a su señor que oyera sus quejas.

commonality [ˌkɒməˈnælɪtɪ]

commonalty [ˈkɒmənəltɪ]

noun

1 (things in common) cosas (f) en común

the focus here is on the commonalities in mother-daughter experiences human beings have a lot in common, but most of that commonality is lost because of various practices in society

there is a commonality of interests between them tienen muchos intereses en común

the commonality (ordinary people) el común de la gente; la plebe

...those things which distinguish the gentleman from the commonality

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