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Common land in Cambridge, England
Midsummer Common is an area of common land in Cambridge, England. It lies northeast of the city centre on the south bank of the River Cam. The common
Midsummer_Common
1874 murder
a shop in Covent Garden. Robert and Emma were seen walking off to Midsummer Common together when a loud scream caused Police Constable Joseph Wheel to
Murder_of_Emma_Rolfe
Holiday held close to the summer solstice
Midsummer or Midsommar (Swedish: [ˈmɪ̌ˌsɔmːar] or [ˈmǐːdˌsɔmːar]) is a celebration of the season of summer, taking place on or near the date of the summer
Midsummer
City and district in Cambridgeshire, England
Piece. The Strawberry Fair music and art festival and Midsummer Fair are held on Midsummer Common, and the annual Cambridge Beer Festival takes place on
Cambridge
Play by William Shakespeare
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare between the years
A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream
Topics referred to by the same term
calendar NYC Midsummer, Swedish midsummer celebration in New York, USA Midsummer Common, area of common land in central Cambridge, UK Midsummer House, restaurant
Midsummer_(disambiguation)
Restaurant in England
located in a townhouse built in 1886 on the bank of the River Cam, on Midsummer Common. The location of the restaurant has been a problem in the past. Twice
Midsummer_House
Local, free-admittance festival held in Cambridge, England, in early June
has been held in Cambridge, England, since 1974. The fair is held on Midsummer Common on the first Saturday in June and is completely run and organised by
Strawberry_Fair
Park in Cambridge, England
opposite side. To the east is Victoria Avenue and beyond that Midsummer Common, common land that is still used for grazing. Victoria Avenue crosses the
Jesus_Green
Office in the City of London, England
Midsummer Common Hall by acclamation, unless a ballot is demanded from the floor, taking place within fourteen days. The returning officers at Common
Sheriff_of_the_City_of_London
east, passing the weir at Jesus Green and the boathouses alongside Midsummer Common. Passing Chesterton, it turns north again and leaves the city, running
List_of_bridges_in_Cambridge
Park in Cambridge, England
Community College. Fairs tend to be held on the rougher ground of Midsummer Common. Daytime events and concerts are occasionally held on the Regent's
Parker's_Piece
Character in A Midsummer Night's Dream
(/tɪˈtɑːniə/) is a character in William Shakespeare's 1595–1596 play A Midsummer Night's Dream. In the play, she is the Queen of the fairies and wife of
Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Titania_(A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream)
been solved". Wales Online. Brown, Lauren (2020-02-02). "Chilling Midsummer Common murder that shook Victorian Cambridge to its core". CambridgeshireLive
Murdered sex workers in the United Kingdom
Murdered_sex_workers_in_the_United_Kingdom
Village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England
plain — Grantchester Meadows, The Iammas Land, the Backs, Jesus Green, Midsummer Common, ... " Reynolds, Stanley (6 June 2013). "Tom Sharpe obituary". The
Grantchester
Road and bridge in Cambridge, England
mainly terraced and semi-detached. Midsummer Fair was granted in 1211 and held in June each year on Midsummer Common in the area around the modern Elizabeth
Elizabeth_Way,_Cambridge
English municipal governing body
chosen by liverymen meeting at Common Hall. Sheriffs, who serve as assistants to the Lord Mayor, are chosen on Midsummer Day. The Lord Mayor, who must
City_of_London_Corporation
Street in Cambridge, England
Cambridge. To the north is Victoria Avenue between Jesus Green and Midsummer Common. To the south is Short Street, Cambridge, quickly leading into Emmanuel
King_Street,_Cambridge
Association football club in Cambridge, England
games were played on Midsummer Common until the outbreak of World War I. When the war ended, the club moved to Stourbridge Common and, after promotion
Cambridge_United_F.C.
British politician
life peer. On 3 November 2022, she was created Baroness Lawlor, of Midsummer Common in the City of Cambridge and was introduced on 28 November 2022. She
Sheila Lawlor, Baroness Lawlor
Sheila_Lawlor,_Baroness_Lawlor
Street in central Cambridge, England
To the north is Victoria Avenue between Jesus Green to the west and Midsummer Common to the east. Also to the north near the western end is Park Street
Jesus_Lane
Thrush native to Europe, western Asia and North Africa
German Amsel). Another variant occurs in Act 3 of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, where Bottom refers to "The Woosell cocke, so blacke of
Common_blackbird
Hottest of the four temperate seasons
around 7 August and the summer solstice is Midsummer. Where a seasonal lag of half a season or more is common, reckoning based on astronomical markers is
Summer
Lock in Cambridge, England
(downstream) is Victoria Avenue Bridge on Victoria Avenue and beyond that Midsummer Common, common land still used for grazing. Close by just downstream is Jesus
Jesus_Lock
§ Loughborough Charter Fair, Loughborough, Leicestershire Midsummer Common -location of Midsummer Fair, Cambridge Nottingham Goose Fair, Nottinghamshire
Charter_fair
murder of John Malthouse found bludgeoned in a public toilet near Midsummer Common". Cambridgeshire Live. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020
List of unsolved murders in the United Kingdom (1980s)
List_of_unsolved_murders_in_the_United_Kingdom_(1980s)
Low explosive pyrotechnic devices for entertainment
Mary Glasgow Green fireworks Halloween Happening fireworks, Derry Midsummer Common, Cambridge Sparks in the Park (Cardiff Round Table charity fireworks)
Fireworks
Constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England
pitches. The Jesus College Boat House is 400 yd (370 m) away, across Midsummer Common. The college frequently hosts exhibitions of sculpture by contemporary
Jesus_College,_Cambridge
River in Cambridgeshire, England
Chesterton) ^map 5Midsummer Common, 52°12′36.61″N 000°07′54.67″E / 52.2101694°N 0.1318528°E / 52.2101694; 0.1318528 (05 - Midsummer Common) ^map 6Jesus Green
River_Cam
Conservative 10 3 November 2022 (p.m.) Sheila Lawlor Baroness Lawlor of Midsummer Common in the City of Cambridge Conservative 11 7 November 2022 (a.m.) Teresa
List of life peerages (2010–2024)
List_of_life_peerages_(2010–2024)
Benedictine nunnery
Earl of Huntingdon, gave to the nuns 10 acres adjoining Grenecroft (Midsummer Common) on which to place their church; the dedication to St Mary and St Radegund
St Radegund's Priory, Cambridge
St_Radegund's_Priory,_Cambridge
was constructed to the south, dividing Jesus Green to the west from Midsummer Common to the east. The foundation stone was laid by Frederic Wace, the mayor
Victoria Bridge, Cambridge, England
Victoria_Bridge,_Cambridge,_England
Tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals
Pentecost (Whitsun), although in some countries it is instead erected during Midsummer (20–26 June). In some cases, the maypole is a permanent feature that is
Maypole
Pub in Cambridge, England
Cambridge, England. The Grade II listed timber-framed building on Midsummer Common dates in part from the 16th century, and although "much altered and
Fort_St_George_In_England
Index of plants with the same common name
Midsummer men is a common name for several plants in the family Crassulaceae and may refer to: Hylotelephium telephium Rhodiola rosea This page is an
Midsummer_men
British festival
After skipping a year in 1983, it moved between the Guildhall and Midsummer Common before returning to the Corn Exchange in 1988 (the 14th festival).
Cambridge_Beer_Festival
Meadow in Cambridgeshire, England
plain — Grantchester Meadows, The Lammas Land, the Backs, Jesus Green, Midsummer Common, ... " "Grantchester". Cambridge Past, Present & Future. 2025. Retrieved
Grantchester_Meadows
Rowing and sculling club in Cambridge, UK
still based at the same site, in the main row of boathouses opposite Midsummer Common. Many local CRA races are run from this clubhouse. In July 2019, the
City_of_Cambridge_Rowing_Club
English avant-rock group
university calendar, including the annual Architects' Ball and the Midsummer Common Festival, as well as a performance on the roof of a 14-storey building
Henry_Cow
Low-pitched female singing voice
Griselda (Vivaldi) Hélène Bezukhova, War and Peace (Prokofiev) Hippolyta, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten) Isabella*, L'italiana in Algeri (Rossini) Katisha
Contralto
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
an apostrophe, consistently with the street of that name alongside Midsummer Common in Cambridge. Maids Causeway is a chestnut mare with a narrow white
Maids_Causeway
Ashfield. Cambridge: A group of 30 to 40 youths clashed with police by Midsummer Common and the Grafton Centre. Five arrests were made. Two police officers
Timeline of the 2011 England riots
Timeline_of_the_2011_England_riots
Workers' Day), Sveriges nationaldag (National Day), and midsommar (Midsummer). Midsummer is, however, officially also a Christian holiday to celebrate John
Public_holidays_in_Sweden
Species of plant in the daisy family
prefers field-like habitats. The species generally blooms from early to midsummer, although when grown under ideal conditions, it has a very long flowering
Bellis_perennis
British government recognitions
Somerset – 3 November 2022 Dr. Sheila Lawlor, to be Baroness Lawlor, of Midsummer Common in the City of Cambridge – 3 November 2022 Teresa O'Neill, OBE, to
2022_Special_Honours
may be. Hamlet. Act 4. Scene 5. Lord, what fools these mortals be. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Act 1. Scene 1. Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none
List of idioms attributed to Shakespeare
List_of_idioms_attributed_to_Shakespeare
Species of flowering plant
It is the tallest species of Allium in common cultivation, growing to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). In early to midsummer, small globes of intense purple umbels
Allium_giganteum
Radio station in Cambridge, England
Fair - Annually from 2011 to 2018 - Cambridge 105 broadcast live from Midsummer Common for the annual Strawberry Fair. The broadcasts featured interviews
Cambridge_105
Lithuanian midsummer folk festival
known as Rasos (Dew Holiday), Joninės, Kupolė, Midsummer Day or Saint John's Day) is a Lithuanian midsummer folk festival celebrated on 24 June all around
Saint_Jonas's_Festival
Species of scarab beetle
witch, may-bittle, midsummer dor, mitchamador, oak-wib, rookworm, snartlegog, spang beetle, tom beedel and chwilen y bwm (Welsh). "Common Cockchafer". Bug
Cockchafer
English actress
Theatre. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. "A Midsummer Night's Dream review – giddy shenanigans with a brilliantly chaotic Puck"
Francesca_Mills
British clown and circus manager (1836–1895)
designer, Keith co-founded Keith & Tudor's Circus at Butt's Green, Midsummer Common, Cambridge. That year, the pair did a production of Cinderella. Keith
Charlie_Keith
Species of plant
Chromatomyia aprilina – honeysuckle leaf miner In William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night's Dream he refers to woodbine/honeysuckle twice: (Act II Scene 1)
Lonicera_periclymenum
British actor (born 1981)
Theatre. In 2016, he played Lysander in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Young Vic. In May 2017, he appeared in Common at the Royal National Theatre. Later
John_Dagleish
Non-Civil Parish in Cambridgeshire, England
Street) 1268377 Upload Photo Q26558686 Fort St George Public House II Midsummer Common pub 2 November 1972 TL4547559270 52°12′45″N 0°07′40″E / 52.212449°N
Listed buildings in Cambridge (centre, eastern part)
Listed_buildings_in_Cambridge_(centre,_eastern_part)
Species of plant
flowers in brilliant shades of yellow and orange. appear in early to midsummer. The flowers may be heavily spotted or striped with red or brown. If undisturbed
Alstroemeria_aurea
Cemetery in Cambridge, England
Classical Review, 1889, p. 227 Brown, Lauren (2 February 2020). "Chilling Midsummer Common murder that shook Victorian Cambridge to its core". Cambridgeshire
Mill_Road_Cemetery,_Cambridge
Plays of the English playwright
dramatic dialogue. These elements showed up in The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Almost all of the plays written after the plague hit London
Shakespeare's_plays
Festival marking the beginning of summer
around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's spring equinox and midsummer solstice. Festivities may also be held the night before, known as May
May_Day
Species of bird
Five or six light blue eggs are laid during May, with a second brood in midsummer in the south of the breeding range. It departs for Africa between mid-August
Common_redstart
British legal office
undertake certain civic obligations alongside his judicial duties: each Midsummer he presides at the election of Sheriffs in the Guildhall, and each Michaelmas
Common_Serjeant_of_London
1955 opera by Michael Tippett
of The Midsummer Marriage was consciously modeled after Mozart's The Magic Flute. Both trace the path to marriage of one "royal" and one "common" couple:
The_Midsummer_Marriage
Series of four plays in 2014
Midsummer Mischief is a series of four plays performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place and the Royal Court Theatre in 2014. It was
Midsummer_Mischief
Portuguese festival
(Portuguese for 'Festival of St John of Porto') is a festival during Midsummer, on the night of 23 June (Saint John's Eve), in the city of Porto, in
Festa_de_São_João_do_Porto
Species of flowering plant
alongside the closely related Impatiens capensis, producing flowers from midsummer through fall. The plant can grow up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in height
Impatiens_pallida
Medicinal plant known as common mugwort
capitulum are female and the inner ones bisexual. A. vulgaris flowers from midsummer to early autumn. The brown rectangular-shaped fruit has one seed, and
Artemisia_vulgaris
2025 American television series
promotion but officially began airing on January 22, 2025. Fernanda Camargo of Common Sense Media gave the series a 2 out of 5 stars, stating that "watching The
The_Thundermans:_Undercover
American actor (1950–2022)
off-Broadway productions of William Shakespeare's Henry V (1975), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982) as well as Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July (1978)
William_Hurt
Country in Northern Europe
(63 °F) in July. During the summer, 20 °C (68 °F) is common during the day, while 14 °C (57 °F) is common at night; in the past, temperatures have reached
Lithuania
Species of honeysuckle
very fragrant, cream-coloured flowers, tinged with pink, appearing in midsummer. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 7 December
Lonicera_caprifolium
Sexual relations between humans and donkeys
Xianzu is the story of Lu Sheng's sexual desire for a female donkey. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the donkey-bodied character Nick Bottom has sex with Titania
Bestiality_with_a_donkey
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
mid-1590s to the romantic atmosphere of his most acclaimed comedies. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a witty mixture of romance, fairy magic, and comic lowlife
William_Shakespeare
chapel in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, which was consecrated at Midsummer of that year as the first heathen Temple in England in over a thousand
Heathenry in the United Kingdom
Heathenry_in_the_United_Kingdom
Road historically used to transport corpses to cemeteries
organic material found in swamps, marshlands, and bogs. In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck says: Now it is the time of night, That the graves
Corpse_road
Moon of Uranus
convention of naming Uranus's moons after characters from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. The orbit of Puck lies between the rings of Uranus and
Puck_(moon)
Character in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Nick Bottom is a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream who provides comic relief throughout the play. A weaver by trade, he is famously
Nick_Bottom
Evening of June 23, celebration
the summer solstice, and Saint John's Eve is closely associated with Midsummer festivities in Europe. Traditions are similar to those of May Day, and
Saint_John's_Eve
English actor (born 1957)
Company and playing Romeo Montague in Romeo and Juliet and Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Playing the title role in Hamlet at the National Theatre
Daniel_Day-Lewis
Festival celebrated in Chester, England
Chester's Midsummer Watch Parade is a festival celebrated in Chester, England. A monk, Lucian, wrote of a Chester procession of clerics in the year 1195
Chester Midsummer Watch Parade
Chester_Midsummer_Watch_Parade
Species of plant
porrifolius is grown for seed, it is harvested in the second season from midsummer to early autumn to select for bolt resistance. The root becomes discoloured
Tragopogon_porrifolius
Common name for two genera of wasps
caring for the larvae, feeding them with chewed-up meat or fruit. By midsummer, the first adult workers emerge and assume the tasks of nest expansion
Yellowjacket
Medieval European entertainer
– court jester to the king of the fairies, Oberon in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Jack Point – a 'strolling jester' in Gilbert and Sullivan's
Jester
Reproductive structure in flowering plants
often invoke floral imagery, as in this excerpt from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Flowers are the subject of much symbolism, and feature often
Flower
Flowering plant in the St John's wort family
leaves. The common name St John's wort comes from the fact that its flowers and buds were commonly harvested at the time of the Midsummer festival, which
Hypericum_perforatum
Species of plant
inflorescence is partly hidden among the branch bases. Flowering is from midsummer to early autumn.[citation needed] The chromosome count is 2n = 34. It
Zamioculcas
Fictional character in A Midsummer Night's Dream
character in a number of literary works, including William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (1596). In that play, he is the Master of the Revels at
Philostrate
British actor (born 1965)
Heritage Month". The Beat. Retrieved 25 June 2024. Mack, Peter (1981). "A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Review of the Production". The Lawrentian, Vol.LXXXI
Alexander_Siddig
7th 0 1 Mutiny on the Bounty 1935 8th 1 8 The Informer 1935 8th 4 6 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935 8th 2 4 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer 1935 8th 1 7 Broadway
List of Academy Award–nominated films
List_of_Academy_Award–nominated_films
2023 film by Kevin Greutert
over Christmas, we spent the entirety of it figuring this stuff out". At Midsummer Scream 2023, cinematographer Nick Matthews said they wanted to pay homage
Saw_X
Cultivar of lettuce
cultivation is most common in the Central Coast, South Coast, and Central Valley. Planting the iceberg lettuce in the midsummer period results in a harvest
Iceberg_lettuce
One of Earth's four temperate seasons
Lammas Day and ended around Halloween, the approximate mid-points between midsummer, the autumnal equinox, and midwinter. Meteorologists (and Australia and
Autumn
Cardiac arrest deaths in China
province in southwest China. Cases almost always occurred during the midsummer rainy season (from June to August), at an altitude of 1,800–2,400 m (5
Yunnan_sudden_death_syndrome
Species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae
for its delicately textured, aromatic foliage and butterfly-attracting midsummer spikes of lavender flowers opening in late summer in cooler climates.
Vitex_agnus-castus
Actress (born 1986)
impersonated her grandfather in the role of Bottom in an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. After leaving Gordonstoun
Oona_Chaplin
Japanese word for freshwater eel
hot summers in Japan. There is even a special day for eating unagi, the Midsummer Ox Day (doyo no ushi no hi). As eel is poisonous unless cooked, eels are
Unagi
order are Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. 11 November – EastEnders is the first British drama to
Timeline_of_BBC_One
Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Bristol 18 April 2019 A Midsummer Night's Dream Helen Hackett, Professor of English Literature and Leverhulme
List of In Our Time programmes
List_of_In_Our_Time_programmes
Species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae (stonecrop family)
livelong, frog's-stomach, harping Johnny, life-everlasting, live-forever, midsummer-men, Orphan John, witch's moneybags, and garden stonecrop is a succulent
Hylotelephium_telephium
Supernatural being in Germanic folklore
elves were imagined as tiny, playful beings, with William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream a key development of this idea. In the eighteenth century
Elf
Species of cricket-like animal
the common meadow katydid, is a species of Orthoptera found in the central and eastern regions of North America. They are active from midsummer to fall
Orchelimum_vulgare
MIDSUMMER COMMON
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Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Snout, a tinker, acts as Wall in the play within the play.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' A fairy.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean Greek
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Bottom, a weaver, acts as Pyramus in the play within the play.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, mischievous fairy.
Boy/Male
English German Shakespearean
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare altered the spelling to Auberon, king of the fairies,...
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Snug, a joiner. Acts as Lion in the play within the play.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' A fairy.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' A fairy.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Starveling, a tailor, acts as Moonshine in the play within the play.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Love's Labours Lost' Page to Armado. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' A fairy.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Snout, a tinker, acts as Wall in the play within the play.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Bottom, a weaver, acts as Pyramus in the play within the play.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, mischievous fairy.
Girl/Female
Greek Shakespearean
Well born. Stone. Feminine form of Hermes. A character in Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's...
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Father to Hermia.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Quince, a carpenter, acts as Prologue in the play within the play.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Master of the Revels to Theseus.
Girl/Female
Greek Shakespearean
Horse let loose. Queen of the Amazons. A character in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Quince, a carpenter, acts as Prologue in the play within the play.
Girl/Female
Shakespearean American
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, mischievous fairy.
MIDSUMMER COMMON
MIDSUMMER COMMON
Girl/Female
Hindu
Green, Covered in greenery, A river
Girl/Female
Muslim
Strictly veracious, Honest
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Durga
Male
Egyptian
, child of the moon + the night sun.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Joker
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Intelligent Sober
Girl/Female
English American
or Agnes.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Traditional
Servant of the God
Girl/Female
Tamil
Chavishka | சாவீஷà¯à®•à®¾Â
Water, Sky
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, French, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Superior; Exalted; On High; Arabic Form of Aaron; High Mountain
MIDSUMMER COMMON
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MIDSUMMER COMMON
a.
Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or observation.
n.
Commonwealth.
n.
State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.
n. pl.
A common; public pasture ground.
n.
A common; a piece of land in which two or more persons have a common right.
adv.
Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part; as, confirmed habits commonly continue through life.
n.
The middle of summer.
a.
Happening at a solstice; esp. (with reference to the northern hemisphere), happening at the summer solstice, or midsummer.
n. pl.
Provisions; food; fare, -- as that provided at a common table in colleges and universities.
n. pl.
The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people.
n.
A night piece, or serenade. The name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn's "Midsummer-Night's Dream" music.
v. i.
One of thirty regions or zones, parallel to the equator, into which the surface of the earth from the equator to the pole was divided, according to the successive increase of the length of the midsummer day.
n. pl.
A club or association for boarding at a common table, as in a college, the members sharing the expenses equally; as, to board in commons.
v. t.
To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads.
n.
A student at Cambridge University, England, who commons, or dines, at the Fellow's table.
adv.
In common; familiarly.
v. i.
To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes.
n.
The quality of being commonplace; commonness.
n. pl.
The House of Commons, or lower house of the British Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities.