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communal [ˈkɒmjʊnəl] adj
1. (Sociology) belonging or relating to a community as a whole 2. (Sociology) relating to different groups within a society communal strife 3. (Sociology) of or relating to a commune or a religious community communality [ˌkɒmjʊˈnælɪtɪ] n communally adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
communal adjective 1. community, neighbourhood Communal violence broke out in different parts of the country 2. public, shared, general, joint, collective, communistic The inmates ate in a communal dining room. public single, private, individual, personal, exclusive, unshared Translations communal [ˈkɒmjuːnl] ADJ [property, ownership] → comunal; [living room, dining room, facilities] → común; [activities] → comunitario communal [ˈkɒmjʊnəl] adj [life] → communautaire (= for common use) [dining-room, kitchen, bathroom] → commun(e) communal adj communal [ˈkɒmjuːnl] adj (facilities) → in comune; (for common use) → pubblico/a; (life) → di comunità communal [ˈkɒmjuːnl] adj (facilities) → in comune; (for common use) → pubblico/a; (life) → di comunità How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| " thought Pierre as he fell asleep, "to enter communal life completely, to be imbued by what makes them what they are. He is learned in old manorial and communal rights, and he applies his knowledge sometimes in favour of the villagers of Fernworthy and sometimes against them, so that he is periodically either carried in triumph down the village street or else burned in effigy, according to his latest exploit. Impossible to place our Cathedral in that other family of lofty, aerial churches, rich in painted windows and sculpture; pointed in form, bold in attitude; communal and bourgeois as political symbols; free, capricious, lawless, as a work of art; second transformation of architecture, no longer hieroglyphic, immovable and sacerdotal, but artistic, progressive, and popular, which begins at the return from the crusades, and ends with Louis IX. |
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