commune

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • (RP): kŏm'yo͞on, /ˈkɒmjuːn/, /"kQmju:n/
  • (US): käm'yo͞on, /ˈkɑmjuːn/, /"kAmju:n/
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• (verb) /kəmyo͞on'/, /kəˈmjuːn/, /k@"mju:n/
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[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

commune (plural communes)

1. A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community
2. A local political division in many European countries

[edit] Translations

• Bulgarian: комуна
• Icelandic: kommúna is(is) f.

[edit] Verb

to commune (third-person singular simple present communes, present participle communing, simple past and past participle communed)

1. (intransitive, followed by with) To be together with; to contemplate or absorb.

   He spent a week in the backcountry, communing with nature.

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[edit] French

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[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

commune

1. administrative subdivision

[edit] Adjective

commune f. (m. commun)

1. common