common wisdom
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcommonandwisdom
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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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wisdom
noun[U]
uk/ˈwɪz.dəm/us/ˈwɪz.dəm/
the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make good decisions ...
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(Definition ofcommonandwisdomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thecommonwisdomis straightforward: children are more able to learn another language than adults are.
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The analysis also confirmed thecommonwisdomthat multisyllabic adjectives do not have synthetic comparatives.
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The first "principle," availability of exact performance criteria, reflectscommonwisdom.
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The paper challenges this piece ofcommonwisdom.
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In general, the effects of categorization are less clear-cut thancommonwisdommay lead one to believe.
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It begins by evaluating thecommonwisdomthat political par ties in the 1950s were extraordinarily strong while those of the 1990s are weak.
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Rather, it appears to becommonwisdom.
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Thecommonwisdomamong infectious-disease specialists is that in the best of xenotransplant conditions, such third-party risk may be minimized but not eliminated.
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This hypothesis leads us to reassess somecommonwisdomabout consciousness, but, we argue, in fruitful and ultimately plausible ways.
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Thiscommonwisdomhas dissenters; scholars of intergovernmental relations have continued to focus on issues of home rule, centering their attention on problems of apportionment.
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I know that it iscommonwisdomto accept that there is a basic clash of interests over fishing policies.
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I suggest thatcommonwisdomand common statesmanship should lead us to exclude these two particular articles.
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Those two reports show a considerable degree ofcommonwisdomwhen dealing with the issue of minimum age.
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Thecommonwisdomprefers a block and tackle rove to advantage.
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Thecommonwisdomof newer is better that applies to most software, does not apply in the bureau industry.
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