5. A common noun is a name possessed by _any_ one of a class of
persons, animals, or things.
_Common_, as here used, is from a Latin word which means _general,
possessed by all_.
For instance, _road_ is a word that names _any_ highway outside of
cities; _wagon_ is a term that names _any_ vehicle of a certain kind
used for hauling: the words are of the widest application. We may say,
_the man here_, or _the man in front of you_, but the word _man_ is
here hedged in by other words or word groups: the name itself is of
general application.
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