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com·mune
I. \kəˈmyün, archaic ˈkäˌm-\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English comunen, communen, from Old French comuner to put in common, share, from comun common — more at common
1. archaic : converse, confer
2. archaic : to associate together : have dealings
3. [Middle English comunen to administer Holy Communion, from Middle French comunier to administer or receive Communion, from Late Latin communicare — more at communicate] : to receive Communion : partake of the Eucharist
4.
a. : to hold converse or intercommunication especially with great mental or spiritual depth or intensity
b. : to attain to an earnest or deep feeling of unity, appreciation, and receptivity — used with with
< commune with nature >
< commune with precious books, ancient and new, which bear the stamp of eternity — David Ben-Gurion >
II. \ˈkäˌmyün\ noun
(-s)
: communion, conversation
< in commune with nature >
III. \ˈkäˌmyün also kəˈm- or käˈm-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin communa, communia, from Latin communia, neuter plural of communis common — more at common
1. : a small administrative district (as one governed by a mayor and municipal council) usually in a European country
< the provinces and communes of Belgium >
— compare arrondissement
2. : a political or governmental body espousing revolutionary or communist principles
3.
a. : commonalty, commons
b. : any of various bodies treated as a unit at law (as the peasantry sharing the common rights and property in a village community)
4.
a. : a community in which the inhabitants have close personal ties of friendship and interest
b. : a small collective unit typically rural : a group practicing communal living |