commonly

Meanings

• adverb

  adverb. Used to describe actions, occurrences, or states that happen frequently or regularly.

  - "I commonly eat breakfast at 7 am."
  - "The sun rises commonly before 6 am."
  - "He commonly forgets his keys."

• adjective

  adjective. Widely known or recognized by many people.

  - "The commonly held belief is that the earth is round."
  - "The commonly used tool for opening bottles is a corkscrew."
  - "She is commonly regarded as the best player in her team."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈkɑmənli/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1779991"

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Synonyms

commonly , most of the time , affinitatively , friendly , homly , intimately , nearly

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with commonly
commune , groom , room , moon , bloom

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. commune (en) : a community living in a shared way.
   

2. groom (en) : a man preparing for marriage.
   

3. room (en) : a space or area used for a particular purpose.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of commonly that leads to same result
common , commoner , commonest , commonly , commonness , commonnesses

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'gemænlic' from 'gemæn' meaning 'common people' + 'lic' meaning 'likeness'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'commonly' is used in various fields, including mathematics, where it refers to a number that appears frequently in a dataset.

2. In the English language, the word 'commonly' has over 100 different meanings depending on the context.

3. The longest word in the English language that can be spelled using only the letters in the word 'commonly' is 'uncommonly'.

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Related Concepts

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1. consensus: A general agreement or understanding among a group of people.

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Culture

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In literature, 'commonly' is often used to describe shared beliefs or values within a society. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', the character Cassius uses the phrase 'common sense' to describe the intuition that Caesar is planning to seize power. In music, the term 'commonly used chords' refers to the chords that are frequently used in a particular musical genre.

How to Memorize "commonly"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people gathered together, all sharing a common belief or action.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'commonly' with the idea of shared beliefs or actions.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym C-O-M-M-O-N-L-Y: 'Commonly Occurs Multiple Times Nearly Often'.

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