common name
ˈkɒmən neɪm
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Definition of common name - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
general usename widely recognized or used
  • He goes by the common name of Bob in his community..
generic name
2.
taxonomyTECH.name known to the public for an organismTECH.
  • The common name for Canis lupus is wolf.
3.
chemistryTECH.name identifying a substance not using IUPACTECH.
  • Water is the common name for H2O.
trivial name
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Expressions with common

in commonadv.
shared by two or more parties
They have nothing in common..
common clayn.
ordinary people or things
He considered himself just one of the common clay.
common threadn.
theme or characteristic shared by different things or people
The common thread among these stories is their focus on resilience..
common touchn.
ability to connect with and appeal to ordinary people
The politician's common touch won many votes.
find common groundv.
reach an agreement or understanding
After hours of discussion, they managed to find common ground.
common as dirtadj.
very ordinary or unremarkable
The design of the house is common as dirt.

Expressions with name

bad namen.
poor reputation or lack of respect
The scandal gave the company a bad name.
name afterv.
give something the same name as another thing
The street was named after a famous musician.
household namen.
person or thing very well known
The Beatles are a household name in music history.
name namesv.
identify people involved in secretive activities
The witness was asked to name names during the trial.
have one's name onv.
be physically marked with someone's name
The book had his name on the cover.
have a bad namev.
be known by people for something negative or bad
That restaurant has a bad name for slow service.
have a name forv.
be called by a specific name
He has a name for his new invention.
in the name ofprep.
for the sake of someone or something
They fought in the name of freedom.
name your pricev.
state the amount of money you want
If you really want it, name your price and I'll pay today.
put a name tov.
attribute a person's name to their face or voice
I couldn't put a name to his face at first.

Terms related to common name

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
appellationdenominationdesignationepithetlabelmonikertermtitleclassificationidentificationnomenclatureorganism

Terms with common name included in their meaning

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lioth.
name
common Chinese family name
tuquen.
regional vocabulary
knitted brimless hat, common name in Canada
freshwater breamn.
wildlife label
common name for various species of freshwater fish
umbrella plantn.
houseplant
common name for Schefflera species, popular as houseplants
word namen.
language
name derived from a common word
Barb.abbr.
abr: Barbara
common female first name
genericisationn.
trademark law
process where a brand name becomes a common word
genericized trademarkn.
branding legal
brand name used as common word for similar products

Examples of common name in a sentence

  • She used her common name instead of her full name.
  • The common name for Panthera leo is lion.
  • Many plants have a common name and a scientific name.
  • Salt is the common name for sodium chloride.
  • Baking soda is the common name for sodium bicarbonate.

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  1. French:nom commun, nom vernaculaire, ...
  2. German:gängiger Name, Trivialname, ...
  3. Italian:nome popolare, nome volgare, ...
  4. Spanish:nombre común, nombre vulgar, ...
  5. Portuguese:nome popular, nome vulgar, ...
  6. Chinese:常见名字, 俗名, ...
  7. Japanese:一般名, 俗名, ...
  8. Arabic:اِسْم شائِع, اِسْم دارِج, ...
  9. Hebrew:שֵׁם נָפוֹץ, שֵׁם עַמָּמִי, ...
  10. Russian:распространённое имя, общепринятое название, ...
  11. Ukrainian:поширене ім'я, загальна назва, ...
  12. Hindi:प्रचलित नाम, लोकप्रिय नाम, ...

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