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adjective
  1. Belonging or relating to the whole: common, generic, universal. See specific
  2. Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike: common, communal, conjoint, joint, mutual, public. See group
  3. Of, representing, or carried on by people at large: democratic, popular, public. See politics, specific
  4. Commonly encountered: average, common, commonplace, normal, ordinary, typical, usual. See surprise
  5. Covering a wide scope: all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, far-reaching, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, widespread. See specific
  6. Not limited to a single class: diversified. See specific

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