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German
Etymology
de grc
17th century, from de gemein Sinn, a de la sensus communis 1. The Latin means “common sense”, but does allow the reinterpretation insofar as la communis means both “common” and “communal”. The meaning appeared in German since the 18th century and had displaced the original one by the mid-19th.
Pronunciation
de /ɡəˈmaɪ̯nˌzɪn/
de De-Gemeinsinn.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,s:es,e[rare]
public spirit sense of responsibility for society and its betterment
de obsolete common sense
de gesunder Menschenverstand Common Sense
Declension
m,s:es,e
Related terms
de Common Sense