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commune

com·mune

UK/kəˈmjuːn/ US/ˈkɑmjuːn/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

the smallest administrative district of several European countries

2.

a body of people or families living together and sharing everything

verb

1.

communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity

  • “He seemed to commune with nature”
2.

Origin

From Middle English commune, comune, from Old French comune, commune, from Medieval Latin commūnia, from Latin commūne (“community, state”), from commūnis (“common”). Doublet of comune. See also community, communion, common.

Phrases

  • people's commune
  • urban-rural commune

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