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- [verb kuh-myoon; noun kom-yoon]
- /verb kəˈmyun; noun ˈkɒm yun/
- /ˈkɒm.juːn/
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- [verb kuh-myoon; noun kom-yoon]
- /verb kəˈmyun; noun ˈkɒm yun/
Definitions of commune word
- countable noun commune A commune is a group of people who live together and share everything. 3
- countable noun commune In France and some other countries, a commune is a town, village, or area which has its own council. 3
- verb commune If you say that someone is communing with an animal or spirit, or with nature, you mean that they appear to be communicating with it. 3
- verb commune to talk or converse intimately 3
- verb commune to experience strong emotion or spiritual feelings (for) 3
- noun commune intimate conversation; exchange of thoughts; communion 3
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Origin of commune
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English com(m)unen < Middle French comuner to share, derivative of comun common
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Parts of speech for Commune
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commune popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for commune
verb commune
- ponder — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- parley — a discussion or conference.
- converse — If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse.
- mediate — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- muse — to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.
noun commune
- community — The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.
- collective farm — (chiefly in Communist countries) a farm or group of farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
- cooperative — A cooperative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
- collective — Collective actions, situations, or feelings involve or are shared by every member of a group of people.
- kibbutz — (in Israel) a community settlement, usually agricultural, organized under collectivist principles.
Antonyms for commune
verb commune
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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