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commons

com·mons [ kómmənz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. college dining hall: a dining hall in a college or university ( takes a singular verb )

2. common people: the common people as distinct from the ruling classes ( takes a singular or plural verb )



plural noun 
Definition:
 
comput shared data store: data stored in the memory of one computer that is available to all computers linked to it by a network ( takes a plural verb )

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