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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