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commonality.

The joint possession of a set of attributes or characteristics.

11 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɒm.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɑ.məˈnæl.ə.ti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American/ˌkɔm.əˈnæl.ə.ti/Australia
  1. The joint possession of a set of attributes or characteristics.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Such a shared attribute or characteristic

    countable · uncountable
  3. A quality that applies to materiel or systems: (a) possessing like and interchangeable parts or characteristics enabling each to be utilized, or operated and maintained in common; (b) having interchangeable repair parts and/or components; (c) applying to consumable items interchangeably equivalent without adjustment.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From common + -ality.

noun/ˌkɒm.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɑ.məˈnæl.ə.ti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American/ˌkɔm.əˈnæl.ə.ti/Australia
  1. The common people; the commonalty.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English comunalite, remodelling of comunalte (modern English commonalty) as if from a putative Medieval Latin *commūnālitās.

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