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commune
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com·mune 1  (k-myn)
intr.v. com·muned, com·mun·ing, com·munes
1. To be in a state of intimate, heightened sensitivity and receptivity, as with one's surroundings: hikers communing with nature.
2. To receive the Eucharist.

[Middle English comunen, to have common dealings with, converse, from Old French communer, to make common, share (from commun, common; see common) and perhaps from Old French communier, to share in the Communion (from Late Latin commnicre, from Latin, to communicate; see communicate).]

com·muner n.

commune 1
Noun
1. a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities
2. the smallest district of local government in Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland [Latin communia things held in common]

commune 2
Verb
[-muning, -muned] commune with
a. to experience strong emotion for: communing with nature
b. to talk intimately with [Old French comuner to hold in common]

Commune a body of the commons; a group forming an interim government. e.g., in Paris in 1794 and 1781; a group living together in a common community.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.communecommune - the smallest administrative district of several European countries
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium - a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland - a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
2.commune - a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
Verb1.commune - communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"
communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
pray - address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer; "pray to the Lord"
2.commune - receive Communion, in the Catholic church
communicate - administer Communion; in church
covenant - enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

commune
Translations

commune [ˈkɔmjuːn] n (= group) → comuna
vi [kəˈmjuːn]: to commune with → comunicarse con
commune [ˈkɔmjuːn] n (= group) → communauté f
vi [kəˈmjuːn] to commune with [+ nature] → converser intimement avec; communier avec
commune n [ˈkɔmjuːn]
vi [kəˈmjuːn]
nKommune f
vi to commune with → Zwiesprache halten mit
commune n [ˈkɔmjuːn] (group) → comune f
vi [kəˈmjuːn]: to commune with → mettersi in comunione con

commune
n commune [ˈkomjuːn]
a group of people living together and sharing everything they own. kommuneالكوميونه العامَّهкомунаkomunakollektiv; storfamiliedie Kommuneκοινόβιοcomunakommuunگروه اشتراکیkommuunicommuneקוֹמוּנָהकम्युनopćinakommunakomunekommúna, sambÿlicomune共同生活体코뮌komuna, bendruomenėkomūna; kopienamasyarakatcommunekollektiv, storfamiliekomunacomunacomunitateкоммунаkomúnakomunazajednicakollektivคนที่อยู่ร่วมกันเป็นสังคมเดียวกันkomün, cemaat公社комунаمشترک جگہ پر رہنے والے لوگوں کا گروہcông xã
adj ˈcommunal
1 of a community The communal life suited them.gemeenskaplikeالحَياه العامَّهколективенkomunitní, společnýfællesGemeinde-...κοινοβιακόςcomunal, comúnühis-, kollektiivneگروهی؛ فرقه ایyhteis-, yhteisö-communautaireשִׁיתוּפִיसांप्रदायिकopćinskikommunáliskomunalsamfélags-della comunità共同体の공동체의, 사회의bendruomeniniskomunāls; sabiedriskskomunitigemeenschaps-felles, kollektiv-wspólny, w komunieem comunidadeîn comun(itate)общинныйspoločnýskupenzajedničkikollektiv, gemensamhets-ที่เป็นชุมชนortak yaşama ait公社的общиннийبرادری کےthuộc hoặc cho một cộng đồng
2 shared a communal television aerial.gedeeldeمُشْتَرَكобщspolečnýfællesantenneGemeinschafts-...κοινόχρηστοςcomunitarioühis-مشترکyhteis-, yhteinencommunautaireצִבּוּרִיसाझाopćinskiközösségibersamasameiginlegurdella comunità共同の공동의bendras, kolektyviniskopīgs; kolektīvskongsigemeenschappelijkfelles(-)wspólnycomumco­munобщественныйspoločnýskupenzajedničkigemensamร่วมกันortak公共的громадський, колективнийمشترکہchung

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