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com·mu·nal
\kəˈmyünəl also ˈkämyən- sometimes especially in sense 1 (ˈ)kä|myün-\ adjective
Etymology: French, from Old French comunal, from Late Latin communalis, from Latin communis of the community, common + -alis -al — more at common
1.
a. : of or relating to a commune or a society characterized by communes
< communal electors >
< communal organization >
b. : belonging to or produced by the social environment of a primitive commune : characteristic of a simple social life
< communal poetry is typified by the ballad >
2. : owned in common : participated in, shared, or used by a whole community : marked by sharing in common by members of a group
< a communal settlement in which all wages, earnings and food were pooled — Time >
< dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew — Paul Roche >
3. : of or relating to rival communities, especially the communities of India
< communal division >
< the communal problem >
: involving two or more communities competing (as for political advantage and patronage)
< communal strife >
• com·mu·nal·ly \-əlē, -əli\ adverb |