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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) park, commons, common, green
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
"they went for a walk in the park"

2. (noun) commons, common land
a pasture subject to common use

3. (noun) commonalty, commonality, commons
a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank

4. (noun) third estate, Commons
the common people

Definition of 'Commons'

Webster Dictionary

1.  Commons
the mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people

2.  Commons
the House of Commons, or lower house of the British Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities

3.  Commons
provisions; food; fare, -- as that provided at a common table in colleges and universities

4.  Commons
a club or association for boarding at a common table, as in a college, the members sharing the expenses equally; as, to board in commons

5.  Commons
a common; public pasture ground

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