com·mon·al·i·ty (k m  -n l  -t )n. pl. com·mon·al·i·ties 1. a. The possession, along with another or others, of a certain attribute or set of attributes: a political movement's commonality of purpose. b. A shared feature or attribute. 2. See commonalty. |
commonality [ˌkɒməˈnælɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the fact of being common to more than one individual; commonness
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) another word for commonalty [1]
A quality that applies to materiel or systems: a. possessing like and interchangeable characteristics enabling each to be utilized, or operated and maintained, by personnel trained on the others without additional specialized training; b. having interchangeable repair parts and/or components; and c. applying to consumable items interchangeably equivalent without adjustment.
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| Noun | 1. | commonality - a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" |
| 2. | commonality - sharing of common attributes generality - the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability solidarity - a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group individualism, individuality, individuation - the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" |
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