Difference between Common and Ordinary

What is the difference between Common and Ordinary?

Common as a noun is mutual good, shared by more than one. while Ordinary as a noun is a devotional manual.

Common

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Mutual good, shared by more than one. A tract of land in common ownership; common land.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Mutual; shared by more than one. Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual. Found in large numbers or in a large quantity. Simple, ordinary or vulgar. In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns. Of or pertaining to uncapitalized nouns in English, i.e., common nouns vs. proper nouns vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name

Ordinary

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having regular jurisdiction (of a judge; now only used in certain phrases).Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane (often deprecatory).bad or undesirable.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A devotional manual.A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.A set portion of food, later as available for a fixed price at an inn or other eating establishment.A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.An ordinary thing or person.A penny-farthing bicycle.

Example sentence: The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

We hope you now know whether to use Common or Ordinary in your sentence.

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