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commonly

[kom-uhn-lee]

Origin

adverb

usually; generally; ordinarily.

in a common manner.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English communeli(che). See common, -ly

Synonyms
1. normally, customarily, routinely.

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commonly (ˈkɒmənlɪ)

—*adv*
1.	usually; ordinarily: he was commonly known as Joe
2.	derogatory in a coarse or vulgar way: she dresses commonly

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commonly

c.1300, "in a way common to all," also "common to all;" also "usually," from common (q.v.).

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