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Common vs. Same — What's the Difference?

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Common

Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint
Common interests.

Same

Being the very one; identical
The same boat we rented before.

Common

Of or relating to the community as a whole; public
For the common good.

Same

Similar in kind, quality, quantity, or degree
The ceremony went off with the same elegance that it has had every year.

Common

Widespread; prevalent
Gas stations became common as the use of cars grew.
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Same

Conforming in every detail
According to the same rules as before.

Common

Occurring frequently or habitually; usual
It is common for movies to last 90 minutes or more.

Same

Being the one previously mentioned or indicated; aforesaid
"There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon.
And the same man was just and devout" (King James Bible).

Common

Most widely known; ordinary
The common housefly.

Same

In the same way
The words sale and sail are pronounced the same.

Common

Having no special designation, status, or rank
A common sailor.

Same

Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
I realised I was the same age as my grandfather had been when he joined the air force.
Even if the twins are identical, they are still not the same person, unlike Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens.
Peter and Anna went to the same high school: the high school to which Peter went is the high school to which Anna went.

Common

Not distinguished by superior or noteworthy characteristics; average
The common spectator.

Same

Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.

Common

Of no special quality; standard
Common procedure.

Same

Similar, alike.
You have the same hair I do!

Common

Of mediocre or inferior quality; second-rate
Common cloth.

Same

Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
Round here it can be cloudy and sunny even in the same day.
We were all going in the same direction.

Common

Unrefined or coarse in manner; vulgar
Behavior that branded him as common.

Same

A reply of confirmation of identity.

Common

Either masculine or feminine in gender.

Same

(used with the) The same way; in the same manner; to the same extent, equally.
A mother loves all her children the same.
My hometown looked much the same as when I'd left 10 years ago.
It took all night to find our hotel room, as we forgot our room number and each door looked the same.

Common

Representing one or all of the members of a class; not designating a unique entity.

Same

Together.

Common

Commons The common people; commonalty.

Same

The identical thing, ditto.
The same can be said of him.
It's the same everywhere.

Common

The social class composed of commoners.

Same

Something similar, something of the identical type.
She's having apple pie? I'll have the same.
You two are just the same.

Common

The parliamentary representatives of this class.

Same

It or them, without a connotation of similarity.
The question is his credibility or lack of same.

Common

Commons The House of Commons.

Same

It or them, as above, meaning the last object mentioned, mainly as complement: on the same, for the same.
My picture/photography blog...kindly give me your reviews on the same.

Common

A tract of land, usually in a centrally located spot, belonging to or used by a community as a whole
A band concert on the village common.

Same

(Internet slang) Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.

Common

The legal right of a person to use the lands or waters of another, as for fishing.

Same

Not different or other; not another or others; identical; unchanged.
Thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

Common

Commons(used with a sing. verb) A building or hall for dining, typically at a university or college.

Same

Of like kind, species, sort, dimensions, or the like; not differing in character or in the quality or qualities compared; corresponding; not discordant; similar; like.
The ethereal vigor is in all the same.

Common

Common stock.

Same

Just mentioned, or just about to be mentioned.
What ye know, the same do I know.
Do but think how well the same he spends,Who spends his blood his country to relieve.
Bees like the same odors as we do.
[He] held the same political opinions with his illustrious friend.

Common

(Ecclesiastical) A service used for a particular class of festivals.

Same

Same in identity;
The same man I saw yesterday
Never wore the same dress twice
This road is the same one we were on yesterday
On the same side of the street

Common

Mutual; shared by more than one.
The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship.
Winning the championship is an aim common to the two competitors.

Same

Closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree;
Curtains the same color as the walls
Two girls of the same age
Mother and son have the same blue eyes
Animals of the same species
The same rules as before
Two boxes having the same dimensions
The same day next year

Common

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
It is common to find sharks off this coast.

Same

Equal in amount or value;
Like amounts
Equivalent amounts
The same amount
Gave one six blows and the other a like number
An equal number
The same number

Common

Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
Commoner used to be commoner, but more common is now more common.
Sharks are common in these waters.
It differs from the common blackbird in the size of its beak.

Same

Unchanged in character or nature;
The village stayed the same
His attitude is the same as ever

Common

Simple, ordinary or vulgar.

Same

In the same manner;
You get treated fairly, same as any other student in this course!

Common

(grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.

Common

(grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.

Common

Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.

Common

(obsolete) Profane; polluted.

Common

(obsolete) Given to lewd habits; prostitute.

Common

Mutual good, shared by more than one.

Common

A tract of land in common ownership; common land.

Common

The people; the community.

Common

(legal) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.

Common

(obsolete) To communicate (something).

Common

(obsolete) To converse, talk.

Common

(obsolete) To have sex.

Common

(obsolete) To participate.

Common

(obsolete) To have a joint right with others in common ground.

Common

(obsolete) To board together; to eat at a table in common.

Common

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.
Though life and sense be common to men and brutes.

Common

Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the members of a class, considered together; general; public; as, properties common to all plants; the common schools; the Book of Common Prayer.
Such actions as the common good requireth.
The common enemy of man.

Common

Often met with; usual; frequent; customary.
Grief more than common grief.

Common

Not distinguished or exceptional; inconspicuous; ordinary; plebeian; - often in a depreciatory sense.
The honest, heart-felt enjoyment of common life.
This fact was infamousAnd ill beseeming any common man,Much more a knight, a captain and a leader.
Above the vulgar flight of common souls.

Common

Profane; polluted.
What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

Common

Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute.
A dame who herself was common.

Common

The people; the community.

Common

An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public; or to a number of persons.

Common

The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; - so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.

Common

To converse together; to discourse; to confer.
Embassadors were sent upon both parts, and divers means of entreaty were commoned of.

Common

To participate.

Common

To have a joint right with others in common ground.

Common

To board together; to eat at a table in common.

Common

A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;
They went for a walk in the park

Common

Belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public;
For the common good
Common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community

Common

Of no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual;
The common man
A common sailor
The common cold
A common nuisance
Followed common procedure
It is common knowledge that she lives alone
The common housefly
A common brand of soap

Common

Common to or shared by two or more parties;
A common friend
The mutual interests of management and labor

Common

Commonly encountered;
A common (or familiar) complaint
The usual greeting

Common

Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language;
Common parlance
A vernacular term
Vernacular speakers
The vulgar tongue of the masses
The technical and vulgar names for an animal species

Common

Of or associated with the great masses of people;
The common people in those days suffered greatly
Behavior that branded him as common
His square plebeian nose
A vulgar and objectionable person
The unwashed masses

Common

Of low or inferior quality or value;
Of what coarse metal ye are molded
Produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population

Common

Lacking refinement or cultivation or taste;
He had coarse manners but a first-rate mind
Behavior that branded him as common
An untutored and uncouth human being
An uncouth soldier--a real tough guy
Appealing to the vulgar taste for violence
The vulgar display of the newly rich

Common

To be expected; standard;
Common decency

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