commonality

ˌkɑməˈnælɪti

commonalities

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Definition of commonality - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

similarityshared attributes or characteristics among people or things

The commonality among the team members was their dedication.

likeness

similarity

engineering

TECH.

interchangeable parts or characteristics in systems

TECH.

The commonality of the devices made repairs easier.

similarity

uniformity

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Origin of commonality

Latin, communis (common)

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regular

adj.

commonality

normal or usual in appearance or function

commonality

have a common experience or characteristic

increasingly

adv.

commonality

becoming more common or widespread

overlap

commonality

have an area or function in common

as common as dirt

adj.

commonality

very common or ordinary

common as dirt

adj.

commonality

very ordinary or unremarkable

dime a dozen

adj.

commonality

very common and easy to find

just a thing

commonality

ordinary or unremarkable object or situation

Examples of commonality in a sentence

A commonality in their stories was the theme of resilience.
Commonality in design reduces manufacturing costs.
The commonality of parts improved the system's efficiency.

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French:point commun, standardisation, ...
German:Gemeinsamkeit, ...
Italian:comunanza, comunalità, ...
Spanish:similitud, comunalidad, ...
Portuguese:semelhança, intercambialidade, ...
Chinese:共同点, 通用性, ...
Japanese:共通点, ...
Arabic:قاسِم مُشْتَرَك, تَشابُه الأَجْزاء, ...
Hebrew:מְשֻׁתָּפוּת, אֲחִידוּת, ...
Russian:общность, унификация, ...
Ukrainian:спільність, уніфікація, ...
Hindi:समानता, साझा विशेषताएँ, ...
Bengali:মিল, সাধারণতা, ...
Catalan:similitud, compatibilitat, ...
Czech:společný rys, unifikace, ...
Danish:fællestræk, fælles træk, ...
Dutch:gemeenschappelijkheid, uitwisselbaarheid, ...
Greek:κοινό στοιχείο, κοινοτυπία, ...
Hungarian:közös vonás, csereszabatosság, ...
Khmer:ភាពដូចគ្នា, ភាពរួមគ្នា, ...
Korean:공통점, 공통성, ...
Persian:وجه اشتراک, مشترکات, ...
Polish:wspólność, ...
Portuguese (BR):ponto em comum, comunalidade, ...
Romanian:comunitate, interșanjabilitate, ...
Swedish:gemensamhet, gemensamma delar, ...
Thai:ความเหมือนกัน, ความคล้ายคลึงกัน, ...
Turkish:ortak özellik, ...
Vietnamese:điểm chung, tính tương đồng, ...

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Definition of commonality - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of commonality

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