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commonly

adverb
SayKOM-uhn-lee/ˈkɑmənli/UK/ˈkɒmənli/

2 meanings of commonly

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  1. 1
    adverb
    Often, or most of the time.

    People commonly believe that bats are blind, but they can see.

    Cats commonly sleep for many hours during the day.

    Similarusually, often, frequently, generally, typically

    Oppositerarely, seldom, infrequently

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  2. 2
    adverbobsolete
    In a shared way, or in a friendly, familiar manner.

    The two families farmed the land commonly and split the food between them.

    As he thereon stood gazing, he might see / The blessed Angels to and fro descend / From highest heaven in gladsome companee, / And with great joy into that Citie wend, / As commonly as friend does with his frend.
    1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie QueeneHere, commonly means in a friendly, familiar way, like friends visiting each other.
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Origin

From Middle English comunly, made from common plus -ly.