commonality

noun
/ˌkɒm.əˈnæl.ᵻ.ti/UK/ˌkɔmᵊˌnæ.lɪ.ʈi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English comunalite, remodelling of comunalte (modern English commonalty) as if from a putative Medieval Latin *commūnālitās.

  1. inherited from comunalite

Definitions

  1. The joint possession of a set of attributes or characteristics.

    • Zunin sold the idea to his military superiors in the fearful jargon of his profession: "In a situation where commonality of loss of the husband is present, the group can be exceedingly supportive."
  2. Such a shared attribute or characteristic

  3. A quality that applies to materiel or systems

    A quality that applies to materiel or systems: (a) possessing like and interchangeable parts or characteristics enabling each to be utilized, or operated and maintained in common; (b) having interchangeable repair parts and/or components; (c) applying to consumable items interchangeably equivalent without adjustment.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. The common people

      The common people; the commonalty.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA