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commonality

[kom-uh-nal-i-tee]

noun

plural

commonalities 
  1. a sharing of features or characteristics in common; possession or manifestation of common attributes.

  2. a feature or characteristic held in common.

    Historians perceive commonalities of behavior in many eras.

  3. commonalty.



commonality

/ ˌɒəˈæɪɪ /

noun

  1. the fact of being common to more than one individual; commonness

  2. another word for commonalty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of commonality1

1350–1400; Middle English; partial Latinization of commonalty, on basis of presumed Latin *dzū ( -ity )
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Example Sentences

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The mediums, the artists and what is created remind us of our diversity, and also reflect our commonality, in all its glorious contradiction and complication.

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The commonalities were basically this idea that perfection is achievable, that we can reach God in that way.

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Could he detect any commonality, as one might in, say, Paris or Berlin?

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Packham was hoping that by getting a whole range of activists together on a single stage "they would all see the bigger picture and recognise that there are far more commonalities between them than differences."

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Other impulses surround them: the impulse to not be alone, to hear a loved one’s voice, to connect with other people who share your identity group and political commonalities.

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