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111common-law marriage — noun A marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony. See Also: common law, common law …
112common good — noun a) the general interest of the population as a whole. A classic example of a common good are fish stocks in international waters; no one is excluded from fishing, but as people withdraw fish without limits being imposed the stocks for later… …
113common cold — noun count a minor illness that makes you SNEEZE and cough. A common cold is usually just called a cold …
114common denominator — common de nominator noun count 1. ) TECHNICAL a number that can be divided exactly by all the DENOMINATORS (=numbers written below the line) in a particular group of FRACTIONS 2. ) a feature that everyone or everything in a particular group has:… …
115common knowledge — noun uncount something that everyone knows: It s common knowledge that smoking and cancer are linked …
116common market — noun a group of countries imposing few or no duties on trade with one another and a common tariff on trade with other countries. ↘(the Common Market) a name for the European Economic Community or European Union, used especially in the 1960s and… …
117ˌcommon ˈlaw — noun [U] I the system of law that has developed from customs and judges decisions instead of from laws made by politicians II adj ˌcommon ˈlaw involved in a relationship that has continued long enough to be considered a marriage, even though it… …
118common denominator — ► NOUN 1) Mathematics a common multiple of the denominators of several fractions. 2) a feature shared by all members of a group …
119common-law husband — (or wife) ► NOUN 1) a partner in a marriage recognized in some jurisdictions (excluding the UK) as valid by common law, though not brought about by a civil or ecclesiastical ceremony. 2) a partner in a relationship in which a man and woman… …
120common denominator — noun 1. an integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions • Hypernyms: ↑denominator 2. an attribute that is common to all members of a category • Hypernyms: ↑attribute …
