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  • 1common sense — n. 1) to apply, exercise, show, use common sense 2) the common sense to + inf. (he had the common sense to remain silent) 3) (misc.) good; plain common sense (just plain, good, old common sense) * * * [ˌkɒmən sens] exercise show use common sense… …

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  • 2common sense — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, sound ▪ plain, pure, simple ▪ practical VERB + COMMON SENSE ▪ …

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  • 3common sense — In early modern writing (e.g. Descartes ) the faculty responsible for coordinating the deliveries of the different senses. In this meaning the objects of common sense are the ‘common sensibles’, i.e. qualities such as extension and motion that… …

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  • 4Toward the Age of Common Sense — ▪ 1995 by Sir Peter Ustinov       I am not one of those who can easily tell the difference between year and year, like a meteorologist with reliable charts to go by. I am not even one who can refer to a kind of event or quirk of fashion as… …

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  • 5Common (entertainer) — Common Performing at Ilosaarirock, Finland in 2008. Background information Birth name Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn, Jr …

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  • 6Common —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Commons. Common …

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  • 7Common (rapper) — Infobox musical artist Name = Common Img capt = Common at the Tufts University Spring Fling 2008. Img size = Background = solo singer Birth name = Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. Alias = Common Sense Born = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1972|3|13 Chicago,… …

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  • 8sense — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sight, hearing, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, developed, good, keen ▪ Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch. ▪ poor ▪ …

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  • 9common law — 1. the system of law originating in England, as distinct from the civil or Roman law and the canon or ecclesiastical law. 2. the unwritten law, esp. of England, based on custom or court decision, as distinct from statute law. 3. the law… …

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  • 10show — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on TV, radio, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ live, recorded ▪ family ▪ cable (AmE), network (esp. AmE), radio, television …

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