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Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The name by which an organism or group of organisms is known to the general public.
  2. A name that unambiguously identifies a substance but is not the IUPAC systematic name.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see common, name.

Equivalents

Čeština obecné jméno
Deutsch Trivialname
Español nombre común
Français nom vernaculaire
日本語 俗名 俗称
한국어 속칭
Português nome comum nome popular nome vernáculo
Русский вернакуля́рное и́мя наро́дное назва́ние обихо́дное назва́ние общеупотреби́тельное назва́ние просторе́чное назва́ние
Svenska trivialnamn

Examples

“Near-synonym: trivial name”
“From the point of view of biology, a bird has both a scientific name and a common name.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

common nightingale common noun Common Oceanian common octopus common of shack common or garden variety

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