Emily Dickinson Lexicon

common (-er, -est), adj. [early ME co(m)mun < early L. munis, obliging, ready to be of service.] (webplay: bud, children, church, confirmed, customs, earth, estate, estimation, equally, excellence, flowers, habits, land, life, lower, man, many, mean, owner, privileges, process, rank, records, right, superior, tenants, time, use, woman).

1. Usual; ordinary; like any other.
2. Familiar; less distinguished; of lower prestige; undistinguished by superior characteristics.
3. Communal; general; belonging equally to all.