Complete Definition of "common sense"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=common sense|-

  1. Ordinary good consciousness, awareness or understanding of something, arrived at though taking in account recent events and thoughts of others involved, used for the greater good of all involved.

#:To act with common sense, according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy, to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot, bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it, whatever it is, and despise affectation. - q:Horace Walpole|Horace Walpole

Translations
trans-top|ordinary understanding
Finnish: terve järki, järki
French: t-|fr|bon sens
German: t-|de|gesunder Menschenverstand|m
Greek: t|el|κοιν�� νο��|m|scGrek (koinós nous), t|el|κοινή λογική|f|scGrek (koiní logikí)
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Icelandic: t-|is|almenn skynsemi|f
Japanese: t+|ja|常�|sc=Jpan
Portuguese: t+|pt|bom senso
Russian: зд�ав�й �м��л (zdrávyj smysl) m
Swedish: t+|sv|sunt förnuft|n
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