Common
Common adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.
Usage example: a man of wealth and privilege who mingled without pretense with the common folk
High
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Looters (both high and common) tear up the prototype for spare parts, and leave the plans and theoretical research notebooks to rot.
Source: Literature / Atlas Shrugged - With Axorian (Common or High), apostrophes indicate a non-standard syllabic break a la transliterating Japanese to English.
- Zykov's Way Home: both examples (reptarkhs, reprokhorses, light elves, dark elves, high and common dragons) and counterexamples (humans, dwarves, goblins).
Source: Species Loyalty
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Common & High. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/high>.
High or Common. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/high.
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