how to pronounce commons

/ˈkɑːmənz/

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commons is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of commons in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… ordained by the lords and Commons in …”

meanings of commons

noun:

Food in general; rations.
A dining hall, usually at a college or university.
The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
Food served at a fixed rate from the college buttery, distinguished from battels.
An outhouse.
A central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area, a common.
Plural of common.

name:

The House of Commons, part of the parliament under the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy.
A surname.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of common.

commons frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word commons occurs in english on average 4.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.