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commonly

/ˈkɑmənli/

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What does commonly mean?

adverb

  1. As a rule; frequently; usually.
More meanings (1)

adverb

  1. (obsolete) In common; familiarly.

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/ˈkɑmənli/

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If he wrote less often than he used to do, that was a thing that very commonly happened as men grew older.
Henry JamesConfidenceProject Gutenberg ebook #178
The face of the little Catholic priest, which was commonly complacent and even comic, had suddenly become knotted with a curious frown.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonThe wisdom of Father BrownProject Gutenberg ebook #223
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It thus happens that in nearly every Southern town and city, both whites and blacks see commonly the worst of each other.
W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du BoisThe Souls of Black FolkProject Gutenberg ebook #408
I do not mean widespread public recognition, nor that ignorant, half-sincere respect which is commonly accorded to artists who have achieved success.
Bertrand RussellProposed Roads to FreedomProject Gutenberg ebook #690
Some of the best-natured women are when pregnant extremely cross and irritable and many perversions of disposition are commonly noticed in pregnancy.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747