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`commander / commission
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`news helped us better understand world af-
`fairs] 2 something serving like a comment or
`illustration [This political scandal is a com-
`mentary on our corrupt society.)1 —pl. -—tar’ies
`comrmen-ta-tor (kiim’on tat’or) n.
`1 a person
`who writes or gives a commentary 2 a person
`whose work is reporting and commenting on
`the news on radio or TV
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`com-merce (kam’ars) n. the buying and selling 5) _
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`of goods, especially such buying and selling
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`done on a large scale between cities, states,
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`or countries; trade
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`1 having to
`com-mer-cial (ks mur’shal) adj.
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`do with commerce or trade [commercial re-
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`lations between the US. and Japan] 2 in,
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`for, or concerned with the making of profit
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`["I‘heir new restaurant is a great commercial
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`success]
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`—r1. a paid advertisement on radio or TV
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`—cam-mer’cial-Iy ado.
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`com-mer-ciaI-ism (kn mur’shal iz’am) 1:.
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`much emphasis on making a profit or earning
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`a great deal ofmoney
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`to make
`com-mer-ciaI-ize (ks mar’shal is) v.
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`into a business matter, especially in order to
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`make a profit [Advertisers have even man-
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`aged to commercialize Christmas] wized, -—iz-
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`commercial paper n. the same as PAPER (n. sense
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`7)
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`to mingle or mix
`com-min-gle (ks min’g'l) o.
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`together; blend [a confusing reaction that
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`commingicd smiles and tears] —gled, —gling
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`com-mis-er-ate (ke miz’ar at) o. to feel or Show
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`sorrow or pity for another's troubles; sympa-
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`thize [We commiscrotcd with the victims of
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`the flood] —at-ed, —atAing
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`—com-mis’er-a’tion n.
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`the
`com-mis-sar (kam’i sz‘ir) n. at one time,
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`head of any of the government departments
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`in the USSR.
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`com-mis-sar-y (kam’i ser’é) n. a store, such
`as one in a military camp or lumber camp,
`where food and supplies can be bought —pi.
`—sar’ies
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`1 the right to per-
`com-mis-sion (k3 mish’an) n.
`form certain duties or to have certain powers,
`or a paper giving this right [Officers in the
`US. armed forces hold their rank by a com-
`mission from the President.) 2 a thing that
`a person is given the power to do for another
`3 a group of people chosen to do a certain
`thing [A commission was appointed to study
`the traffic problem] 4 the act of committing,
`or doing [the commission of a crime] 5 a part
`a cm.
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`conmmndccred the school for use as a hos-
`pital] 2 [Informal] to take by force [The
`robbers commandeered a cab to make their
`getaway]
`1 a person who
`comvmand-er (ko man’der) n.
`commands, especially one who commands
`a military force 2 a U.S. Navy officer who
`ranks just above a lieutenant commander
`commander in chief n. the top commander of
`the armed forces ofa nation: in the U.S., the
`commander in chief is the President. ——pl.
`commanders in chief
`com'mandAing(ko man’dinmdj. 1 in command
`or control [a commanding officer] 2 that has
`or seems to have authority [a conunanding
`voice]
`1 a law or
`com-mand-ment (ka mand’ment) n.
`order 2 in the Bible, any of the Ten Com-
`mandments that God gave to Moses
`corn-man-do (ka man’do) n. any member of a
`small group of specially trained soldiers who
`make surprise raids behind enemy lines —pl.
`-dos or -does
`com-mem-o-rate (ka mem’a rat) o. to honor or
`keep alive the memory of [The ceremony
`commemorated the soldiers who died in
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`battle] —rat-ed, ~rat-ing
`1
`com-niem-o-ra-lion (ka mem a rfi’shan) n.
`the act of commemorating 2 a celebration
`or ceremony in memory of someone or some-
`thing
`—in commemoration of in honor of the mem-
`ory of
`com-mence (k3 mens’) v. to begin orstart [The
`trial will commence at noon] —menced’,
`—menc’ing
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`com-mence-ment (ka mens’mant) n. 1 a begin-
`ning or start 2 the graduation ceremony ofa
`school or college, at which graduates receive
`their degrees or diplomas
`com-mend (ka mend’) o. 1 to mention with ap-
`proval; praise [Father commended us for our
`good grades] 2 to put in someone's care; en-
`trustfl commend my safety into your hands]
`com-mend-a-ble (ks men’da bobcdj. deserving
`to be praised [a commendable effort]
`com-men-da-tion (harm on da’shanm. the act of
`commending; approval; praise
`1 equal
`com-men-su-raie (ks men’sa rat) adj.
`in measure or size 2 in the right proportion;
`of equal value [She wants a salary commem
`sumte with her ability;7
`com-ment(kam’ent)n. 1 aremark ornote that
`explains or gives an opinion [The teacher
`wrote comments on our report cards] 2 talk
`or gossip [Your absence caused much com-
`merit]
`—v. to make comments or remarks [The at-
`torney would not comment on the case to
`reporters]
`1 a series of
`com-men-tar-y (kam’en ter’é) n.
`notes, remarks, observations, etc. on some
`subject or thing [His commentaries on the
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`of the money taken in on sales that is paid
`to the person making the sale [She received
`10% of the price as her commissionJ
`uo. T to give a commission to [Hundreds of
`new officers were commissioned] 2 to give
`the right to do something; authorize [The ac-
`tor commissioned her to write a book about
`his life] 3 to put a ship into service
`———in commission 1 in use 2 in fit condition for
`use —out of commission 1 not in use 2 not in
`[it condition for use
`com-mis-sion-er (ka mish’a nor) n. 1 a member
`ofa commission 2 the head ofa government
`commisaion or department [a water commis-
`sioner}
`1 to put in custody; de-
`com-mit (ka mit’) o.
`liver for safekeeping [to commit a patient to
`a mental hospital] 2 to do or perform some-
`thing bad or wrong [to commit a crime] 3 to
`put someplace or set apart for some purpose
`[We committed the revealing letters to the in-
`cinerator. She commits much of her time to
`church work] 4 to do or say something that
`will involve or pledge one [If you join that
`book club, you commit yourselfto buying four
`books] 5 to make known the opinions of[He
`refused to commit himself on the matter.]
`—mit’ted, —mit’ting
`—commit to memory to memorize
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`SYNONYMS—4commit
`When we commit someone to thecare of others,
`we put that person into their keeping. When we
`entrust someone to the care of others, we are
`committing that person with the hope and trust
`that he or she'will be kept safely‘and cared for
`properly.
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`com-mit-ment (ka mit’mont) n. 1 a committing
`or being committed 2 a promise; pledge
`com-mil-tee (ko mit’é) n. a group ofpeople cho-
`sen to study some matter or to do a certain
`thing [a committee to plan the party]
`com-mode (ka mod’} n.
`1 a chest of drawers
`2 a small, low table with drawers or cabinet
`space 3 a washstand 4 the some as TOILET (n.
`sense 1)
`adj.
`(ks mo’dé as)
`com-mo-di-ous
`plenty of room; roomy; not crowded
`com-mod-i-ly (ka miid’i té) n. anything that is
`bought and sold; article of trade or commerce
`—pl. —tics
`1 at one time, an
`com-mo-dore (kam’a dor) n.
`officer in the navy who ranked just above a
`captain 2 the president ofa yacht club
`com-mon (kam’an)odj. 1 belongingequally to
`each or all [England Canada, and the US.
`share a common language] 2 of, from, by,
`or to all [the common good] 3 often seen
`or heard; wideSpread; usual [Squirrels are
`common in these woods. That's a common
`saying] 4 of the usual kind; ordinary; not
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`having
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`special [the common man] 5 having no rank
`[Privates are common soldiers] 6 coarse o:-
`crude; vulgar [She has rather common man.
`ners.]
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`—n. commons land that is named or used by
`all the people ofa town or village; public land
`[They held a meeting on the commons]: the
`singular form common is also often used
`—in common owned, used, or shared equally
`by all
`~c0m’mon-ness n.
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`'SYNONYMSé—common
`WhateVer is common is found in all or most places.
`'or is shared-by all or most members of a group
`[a common sight; a common meal1. Whatever is
`general extends widely through all or nearly all
`those included in a certain kind, class, or group
`[There is general poverty among the people in that
`neighbothOdJ
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`common carrier n. a person or company in the
`business of transporting passengers or goods
`for a fee
`common cold it. the some as COLD (n. sense 2)
`common denominator n.
`1 a number that can
`be divided without a remainder by each de-
`nominator of two or more fractions [The com-
`mon denominator of V2 and 3/5 is 10;
`1/2 be-
`comes 9’10 and Va becomes 930.] 2 something
`held in common or shared by two or more peo«
`ple or things [The common denominator of
`that group is the school that they all went to]
`common divisor or common factor n. a number
`that is a factor of two or more other numbers
`[A common divisor ole and 18 is 6.]
`com-mon-er (kam’on or) n. any person who is
`not a member of the nobility
`common fraction II. a fraction with the nu-
`merator separated from the denominator by
`a diagonal or horizontal line, such as 541 or V4
`com-mon-Iy (kam’an lé) odu. as a general rule;
`usually; ordinarily
`Common Market the European Economic Com-
`munity: see EUROPEAN COMMUNn'v
`common multiple n. a number that is a multi-
`ple of each of two or more whole numbers [A
`common multiple of 2, 3, 4, and 6 is 12.]
`common noun n. any noun that is not the name
`of a particular person or thing and is not
`begun with a capital letter [Some common
`nouns are “man," “car," “cat,” and “sea." :see
`also PROPER NOUN
`common-place (kam’en plas) adj. not new or
`interesting; ordinary
`—n. a common or ordinary thing, idea, re-
`mark, etc. [Travel byjet airplane has by now
`become a commonplace]
`com-mans (kam’enzl pi.n. all the people who
`do not belong to the nobility; the common
`people [The House of‘Commons is the group
`of elected representatives in the British par-
`liament]
`common sense it. ordinary good sense; intelli-
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`gence that comes from experience
`own sense to be careful with matcl
`com-mon-weal (kam’an wel) n. the pl.
`general welfare
`common-wealth {kam’ an welth) n.
`ple of a nation or state 2 a nation I
`which the people hold the ruling l
`mocracy or republic: some States 0
`such as Kentucky and Massachu
`themselves commonwealths
`——the Commonwealth a group ofinc'
`nations united to help one anothc
`the British monarch as its syn-their"
`Commonwealth of Independent Stat]
`confederation of countries that we
`the U.S.S.R.: it includes Armenia
`jan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan
`stan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikist
`menistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekist-
`corn-mo-tion (ks mfi’shan) n. a noi:
`about; confusion [There was a gre
`tion as the ship began to sink]
`com-mu-nal (kam’yoT) 1131 or ka myr‘
`1 of or belonging to the commui
`[This park is communal property
`to do with a commune
`—Com-mu’nal-ly ado.
`com-muneI (ks myfin’) v. to meet-
`in close understanding [Walk
`woods,
`they commnncd wit
`—muned’, —mun’ing
`1 the s
`com-mune2 (kém’yt’r‘on) n.
`trict that has a local governmer
`Belgium, and some other countri
`2 a small group of people liv‘
`and sharing their earnings, tli:
`done, etc.
`com-mu-ni-ca-ble (ks myfi’ni ks
`pable of being passed along fr:
`person [a communicable diseas
`com-mu-ni-cant (ka myo‘o’ni kant
`who receives Holy Communio
`longs to a church that perform;
`com-mu-ni-cate (ka myfifi’ni kat’
`along; transmit[Some mosquit
`cote disease] 2 to tell, show, 01
`[Tears can communicate joy
`to exchange information [We
`often over the telephone] 4 tr
`[The living room communicate
`ing room] —cat’ed, —cat’ing
`com-mu-ni-caition (ka myoTo’ni
`the act of communicating[con
`satellite] 2 a way or means (
`ing [The hurricane broke dow
`cation between the two cities
`letter, etc. [They received the
`mnnicotion from their lawye
`com-mu-nica-tive (ka myo’o’n
`myo‘fi’ni k3 tiv) adj. willing
`something
`com-mun-ion (ka myon’yanll
`things in common [These p
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