Meaning of in common | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Shared with one or more others.
2. Held in joint possession.
3. Possessing similar or identical qualities.

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Examples

“My cousin and I have a grandfather and grandmother in common.”

“I hate being alone with my boss as we have nothing in common.”

“Brittany is a relatively barren and sparsely populated land, and had it not been for tourists, the fishing and the cultivation of potatoes, the life of the people would have been hard indeed. It has, in fact, much in common with Western Ireland.”

“The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally[…]”

“You'll say, we've got nothing in common No common ground to start from And we're falling apart”

“Shepard: No, you were right. There is something between us. Liara: I knew it! And I knew you felt it, too. But... does this not seem rather strange? Why do I feel so close to you? Liara: We have only known each other a short time. We are from two different species. We have almost nothing in common. This makes no sense!”

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