common usage

collocation in English

meaningsofcommonandusage

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common
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.mən/
the same in a lot of places or for a lot ...
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usage
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/us
/ˈjuː.sɪdʒ/
the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, ...
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(Definition ofcommonandusagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcommon usage

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Moreover, the empirical basis of the claim may be weaker than itscommonusagesuggests.
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There is also no standardised method of clinical or radiological evaluation incommonusage.
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The aim is to re-ectcommonusage, not dictate it.
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However, incommonusagethe word ' migrant ' often carries the connotation of regular, almost nomadic, movements.
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The main criteria for deciding were to conform tocommonusageand to avoid ambiguity.
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It is left as such to conform withcommonusage.
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The socioeconomic profile of the 'empleado' category is consistent with thiscommonusage.
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It is the goal of this paper to identify and re-ect the mostcommonusageof terms as currently found in the literature.
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So many things are said to be interactive that thecommonusageof the term is suffering from a lack of focus.
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This worked well, but failed to identify words like neck, chest, skin which were also incommonusage.
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Thecommonusageof the word suggests an act of wanton, even random damage free from malice let alone politics.
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Decibels were used rather than a straight log-transform due to thecommonusageof decibels in the perimetry and contrast threshold literature.
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The mostcommonusagepattern was once daily and the preferred type of deodorant was a spray.
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The word findscommonusageas something that is unwanted, but it has become something more - a thing that makes no sense in our ordering of the world.
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Onecommonusagedifferentiates it from government.
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Consequently, incommonusage, it seems to have strong positive overtones, sometimes even of correctness or moral justness.
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Not all speaker innovations catch on, and become part of thecommonusageof a speech community.
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For example, although a form such as ain't is incommonusage, it is not formally regarded as standard practice.
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