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How to pronounce commons in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms common land
Type of pasture, grazing land, pastureland, lea, ley
Type Words
Synonyms commonality, commonalty
Type of class, socio-economic class, social class, stratum
Type Words
Synonyms common, green, park
Type of parcel, piece of land, piece of ground, tract, parcel of land
Has types village green, funfair, pleasure ground, amusement park
Type Words
Synonyms third estate
Type of estate, estate of the realm, the three estates

Examples of commons

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Commons free kick from 20 yards out, was brilliantly palmed to safety by Nelson.
From the thisislocallondon.co.uk
In parks across the Washington region, neighbors keep creeping into the commons.
From the washingtonpost.com
Further there is arrogance in its implementation by hijacking wikipedia commons.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Their portraits were hung in the commons area and each received a free doughnut.
From the sltrib.com
P.S. Forgot to mention there is one exception you should know of on the commons.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Also, in commons, an original file of the uncropped image is kept at the bottom.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This is true of open source software and of creative commons and GFDL work, too.
From the en.wikipedia.org
So we could copy that image into the commons, though maybe it is a bit impolite.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The banquet will be held Saturday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. in the high school commons.
From the dailyherald.com
More examples
  • Park: a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park"
  • A pasture subject to common use
  • Commonalty: a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
  • Third estate: the common people
  • A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers. When it is two freeways that share the same right-of-way, it is sometimes called a common section or commons.
  • The commons is terminology referring to resources that are collectively owned or shared between or among populations. These resources are said to be "held in common" and can include everything from natural resources and land to software. ...
  • A dining hall, usually at a college or university; A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common; The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information
  • Ownership is important when working to empower communities and individuals, and web 2.0 folks in particular get touchy about who owns the content created by users. ...
  • Approves appointment of John Lyon as new Parliamentary Commissioner for standards