sens commun

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French

Etymology

Calque of Latin sēnsus commūnis.

Pronunciation

Noun

sens commun m (uncountable)

  1. common sense (ordinary understanding)
    Synonym: bon sens
  2. intuition
    La science heurte parfois le sens commun.Science sometimes clashes with common sense.