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communally

com·mu·nal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl]
    • /kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl/
    • /ˈkɒm.jʊ.nəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl]
    • /kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl/

Definitions of communally word

  • adjective communally used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal jug of wine. 1
  • adjective communally of, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public: communal land; Building the playground was a communal project. 1
  • adjective communally pertaining to a commune or a community: communal life. 1
  • adjective communally engaged in by or involving two or more communities: communal conflict. 1
  • noun communally Affecting, by, or on behalf of, a community or group of people. 1

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Origin of communally

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < French < Latin commūnālis, equivalent to commūn(e) commune3 + -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Communally

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

communally popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for communally

adv communally

  • jointly — together; in combination or partnership; in common: My brother and I own the farm jointly.
  • together — into or in one gathering, company, mass, place, or body: to call the people together.
  • unanimously — of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.
  • wholly — entirely; totally; altogether; quite.
  • all at once — If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen.

adverb communally

  • mutually — possessed, experienced, performed, etc., by each of two or more with respect to the other; reciprocal: to have mutual respect.
  • publicly — by the state
  • agreeingly — (obsolete) In a manner that agrees or corresponds.

Antonyms for communally

adv communally

  • differently — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
  • divergently — diverging; differing; deviating.
  • opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.

adverb communally

  • individually — one at a time; separately: The delegates were introduced individually.

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