communitarian

[kuh-myoo-ni-tair-ee-uhn] Origin

com·mu·ni·tar·i·an

[kuh-myoo-ni-tair-ee-uhn]
noun
1.
a member of a communistic community.
2.
an advocate of such a community.

Origin:
1835–45; communit(y) + -arian
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Communitarian has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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communitarian (kəˌmjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən)
 
n
1.  a member of a communist community
2.  an advocate of communalism

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Word Origin & History

communitarian
1841 (n.), "member of a commune," from community + ending from utilitarian, etc. The adj. is attested from 1909.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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