- usually; ordinarily: digitalis is commonly known as foxglove
- derogatory in a coarse or vulgar way: they dress commonly
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com•mon•ly
(kom′ən lē),USA pronunciation adv.
- usually;
generally;
ordinarily. - in a common manner.
- Middle English communeli(che). See common, -ly 1250–1300
- 1. normally, customarily, routinely.
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commonly /ˈkɒmənlɪ/ adv
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accepted
- actinomycin
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- alleluia
- alpha-hydroxy acid
- ammonite
- Anthony
- atomic bomb
- ballade
- black widow
- Bosnian
- charlotte
- chickenpox
- clarinet
- commercial vehicle
- current
- dissonance
- evening dress
- Ewing's sarcoma
- generally
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- guinea pig
- heron
- horseshoe
- imperfect
- incest
- inkblot
- isotonic
- jawbone
- katipo
- league
- macrocephaly
- majestic
- mantel
- marline
- marlinespike
- marmoreal
- masterpiece
- mathematical
- mental retardation
- methodical
- metronymic
- microscopic
- migraine
- mudeye
- name
- nappe
- octagon
- octogenarian
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