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com·mon·al·i·ty  (km-nl-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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
Translations
commonality [ˌkɒməˈnælɪtɪ] commonalty [ˈkɒmənəltɪ] N
1. (frm) (= things in common) → cosas fpl en común
there is a commonality of interests between themtienen muchos intereses en común
2. the commonality (= ordinary people) → el común de la gente, la plebe


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I HAVE already mentioned that the influence exerted over the people of the valley by their chiefs was mild in the extreme; and as to any general rule or standard of conduct by which the commonality were governed in their intercourse with each other, so far as my observation extended, I should be almost tempted to say, that none existed on the island, except, indeed, the mysterious 'Taboo' be considered as such.
Seignory pierces through sacerdotalism; the commonality, through seignory.
 
 
 
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