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commonality Definition

com·mon·al·ity (käm′ən al′ə tē)

noun

  1. the common people; commonalty
  2. a sharing as of common features or characteristics

Etymology: ME communaltie < OFr communalté: see communal & -ty

commonality Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • purpose: Yet there is a commonality of purpose and we should work together.
  • approach: A user focus usefulness and intelligibility We require some commonality of approach to the needs of users.
  • interest: There is a clear commonality of interest between the two organizations.
  • experience: Specifically it is used as a political statement to underline the commonality of experience in British society and of racism.
  • part: The modular design enables commonality of parts reducing servicing and spares holding costs.
  • value: When asking what kind of society we want to live in, we are looking to the future, the commonality of values.

Converse of object

  • identify: It may be possible to apply textual analysis systems to attempt to identify commonality of authorship.
  • reveal: But his treatment reveals some commonality of origin for government budgetary control and for company accounts with their Authorized, Issued and Called items.
  • highlight: This report highlighted the clear commonality of interest between the two organizations.
  • explore: The e-book discusses the issues and problems peculiar to each health system and explores the commonalities that they share.
  • recognize: It aimed to enable young people to recognize the commonality between the different cultures and dispel many of the myths that are perpetuated.
  • ensure: This at least would ensure commonality of retrieval to establish regional differences.

Adjective modifier

  • sufficient: Such a balance indicates sufficient commonality exists between the traditional and the contemporary.
  • certain: Yet, there is a certain palpable commonality running throughout.
  • great: The balance of evidence from the study tends to support a need for a greater commonality between the coding schemes used in different systems.
  • little: At first, there was little commonality between the two marques.
  • much: Thirdly, there is no much commonality with their contents, except in few instances.
  • such: Going forward to meet the enemy is one such commonality.

Noun used with modifier

  • share: Words which have similar meanings ( that is, they share commonalities ) are made to be equivalent.
  • %: In the end there was only about 60 % commonality with the original aircraft.