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commonality

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com⋅mon⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [kom-uh-nal-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
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 (def. 1).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; partial Latinization of commonalty, on basis of presumed L *commūnālitās (see -ity )

com⋅mon⋅al⋅ty

  [kom-uh-nl-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. Also, commonality. the ordinary people, as distinguished from those with authority, rank, station, etc.; the common people.
2. an incorporated body or its members.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < MF comunalte, equiv. to comunal- communal + -te -ty 2 ; r. ME communaute < OF
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com·mon·al·i·ty   (kŏm'ə-nāl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. com·mon·al·i·ties

    1. The possession, along with another or others, of a certain attribute or set of attributes: a political movement's commonality of purpose.

    2. A shared feature or attribute.

  2. See commonalty.

com·mon·al·ty   (kŏm'ə-nəl-tē)   
n.   pl. com·mon·al·ties

  1. The common people as opposed to the upper classes. Also called commonality.

  2. An incorporated body; a corporation.

  3. An entire group: the commonalty of laypeople.


[Middle English communalte, from Old French comunalte, from Medieval Latin commūnālitās, from Late Latin commūnālis, of the community; see communal.]
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