commune

See also: Commune

English

Etymology 1

From French commune, in turn deriving from Latin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kŏm'yo͞on, IPA^(key): /ˈkɒmjuːn/
• (US) enPR: käm'yo͞on, IPA^(key): /ˈkɑmjuːn/

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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.
3. (obsolete) The commonalty; the common people.

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4. (obsolete) communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends
   • Tennyson

     For days of happy commune dead.

Translations

small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community

• Khmer: ឃុំ (km) (kʰum), សង្កាត់ (km) (sɑngkat)
• Russian: община (ru) f (obščína)

• Spanish: comuna f
• Swedish: byalag

local political division in many European countries

• Khmer: សង្កាត់ (km) (sɑngkat), ឃុំ (km) (kʰum)

• Russian: коммуна (ru) f (kommúna), община (ru) f (obščína)

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• Bulgarian: комуна (komuna)
• Icelandic: kommúna f

Etymology 2

From Old French comuner (“to share”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kəmyo͞on', IPA^(key): /kəˈmjuːn/

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Verb

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

1. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.
   • Shakespeare

     I would commune with you of such things / That want no ear but yours.

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

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

3. To receive the communion.
   • Bishop Burnet

     To commune under both kinds.

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French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin communia, neuter plural of Latin communis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔmyn/

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Noun

Wikipedia

commune f (plural communes)

1. commune (administrative subdivision)

Adjective

commune

1. feminine form of commun

Derived terms

• sans commune mesure

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Italian

Adjective

commune m, f (masculine and feminine plural communi)

1. Obsolete form of comune.

Noun

commune m (plural communi)

1. Obsolete form of comune.

Derived terms

• communità

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Latin

Adjective

commūne

1. nominative neuter singular of commūnis
2. accusative neuter singular of commūnis
3. vocative neuter singular of commūnis