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Noun: commonality  ,kó-mu'na-li-tee
  1. Sharing of common attributes
    "The commonality of interests brought the group together";
    - commonness
     
  2. [archaic] A class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
    "In medieval times, the commonality had limited rights compared to the nobility";
    - commonalty [archaic], commons

Derived forms: commonalities

See also: common

Type of: class, generality, social class, socio-economic class, stratum

Antonym: individualism

Encyclopedia: Commonality