Common
Common adjective - Often observed or encountered.
Proverbial and common are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proverbial" instead an adjective "Common".
Proverbial
Proverbial adjective - Widely known and spoken of.
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Synonyms for Proverbial
Common and proverbial are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Common" instead an adjective "Proverbial".
Nearby Word: proverb
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- Many nations have their analogs of "John Smith" - ridiculously common names, whose "commonness" has become near proverbial.
Source: Stock Foreign Name -
This was fairly common in earlier musicals, back in the days when the target audience member was the proverbial "tired businessman" (nowdays, he would go to a Bikini Bar).
Source: Chorus Girls
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