common vs intermediate

common

noun
  • Mutual good, shared by more than one. 

  • The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right. 

  • A tract of land in common ownership; common land. 

  • The people; the community. 

adj
  • Mutual; shared by more than one. 

  • Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual. 

  • Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns. 

  • Simple, ordinary or vulgar. 

  • Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender. 

  • Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name. 

  • Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual. 

intermediate

noun
  • An intermediary. 

  • Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product. 

  • Anything in an intermediate position. 

adj
  • Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range. 

verb
  • To mediate, to be an intermediate. 

  • To arrange, in the manner of a broker. 

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