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common sense
noun [U]Definition
B1 the basic level of practical knowledge and judgment that we all need to help us live in a reasonable and safe way: Windsurfing is perfectly safe as long as you have/use some common sense. a matter of common senseIntelligencePerceptive commonsensical
/ˌkɒm.ənˈsen.sɪ.kəl/
/ˌkɑː.mən-/ adjective › He described the report as 'rigorous and commonsensical'.IntelligencePerceptive
/ˌkɑː.mən-/ adjective › He described the report as 'rigorous and commonsensical'.IntelligencePerceptive(Definition of common sense noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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