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verb (used without object)
1.
to converse or talk together, usually with profound intensity, intimacy, etc.; interchange thoughts or feelings.
noun
3.
interchange of ideas or sentiments.
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Commune
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English com(m)unen < Middle French comuner to share, derivative of comun common
1250–1300; Middle English com(m)unen < Middle French comuner to share, derivative of comun common
Related forms
com·mun·er, noun
Example Sentences
- Eventually though, she finds there's much more to the group's commune than meets the eye.
- The main thing is to commune with space enthusiasts.
- Only someone who has fully bought into the concept of a national commune would believe this.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used without object), com·muned, com·mun·ing.
to partake of the Eucharist.
noun
1.
a small group of persons living together, sharing possessions, work, income, etc., and often pursuing unconventional lifestyles.
2.
a close-knit community of people who share common interests.
3.
the smallest administrative division in France, Italy, Switzerland, etc., governed by a mayor assisted by a municipal council.
4.
a similar division in some other country.
5.
EXPANDany community organized for the protection and promotion of local interests, and subordinate to the state.
6.
the government or citizens of a commune.
8.
COLLAPSEthe Commune. Also called Commune of Paris, Paris Commune.
a.
a revolutionary committee that took the place of the municipality of Paris in the revolution of 1789, usurped the authority of the state, and was suppressed by the National Convention in 1794.
b.
a socialistic government of Paris from March 18 to May 27, 1871.
Origin:
1785–95; < French < Medieval Latin commūna (feminine), alteration of Latin commūne community, state, orig. neuter of commūnis common
1785–95; < French < Medieval Latin commūna (feminine), alteration of Latin commūne community, state, orig. neuter of commūnis common
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| commune1 | |
| —vb (usually foll by with) | |
| 1. | to talk or converse intimately |
| 2. | to experience strong emotion or spiritual feelings (for): to commune with nature |
| —n | |
| 3. | intimate conversation; exchange of thoughts; communion |
| [C13: from Old French comuner to hold in common, from comun | |
| Commune (ˈkɒmjuːn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See Paris Commune |
| 2. | a committee that governed Paris during the French Revolution and played a leading role in the Reign of Terror: suppressed 1794 |
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Word Origin & History
commune
c.1300, from O.Fr. comuner "to make common, share," from comun (see common).
EXPANDcommune
1792, from Fr., "small territorial divisions set up after the Revolution," from M.Fr. commune "free city, group of citizens," from M.L. communia, orig. neut. pl. of L. communis, lit. "that which is common," from communis (see common). The Commune of Paris usurped the government
during the Reign of Terror. The word was later applied to a government on communalistic principles set up in Paris in 1871. Adherents of the 1871 government were Communards.
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