Common
Common adjective - Often observed or encountered.
Familiar with and common are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Familiar with" instead an adjective "Common".
Familiar with
Common and familiar with are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Common" instead an adjective "Familiar with".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Each test must be designed so that someone who is familiar with "the common wisdom" can pass, because it is the common wisdom that is threatened by heresy.
Source: Only the Knowledgable May Pass -
The world became familiar with the Blue Screen of Death, a fatal system error which was a very common occurence.
Source: Useful Notes / Microsoft Windows -
The game's characters seem to be more familiar with chess than shogi, despite the latter being much more common in Japan.
Source: Visual Novel / Katawa Shoujo
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