Definition of 'commune'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present
tense communes, present participle communing
, past tense, past participle communed
pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (kɒmjuːn
). The verb is pronounced (kəmjuːn
).
1. countable noun
A commune is a group of people who live together and share everything.
Mack lived in a commune.
2. countable noun
In France and some other countries, a commune is a town, village, or area which has its own council.
3. verb
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.
[literary] He was so happy communing with the dolphin in Dingle Bay. [VERB with noun]
She would happily trot behind him as he set off to commune with nature. [VERB + with]
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Word origin of 'commune'
noun
1.
2.
any small group of people having common interests or responsibilities
3.
4.
the government or inhabitants of a commune
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Word origin of 'commune'
noun French history
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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noun
1. Archaic
the common people
3.
the smallest administrative district of local government in France, Belgium, and some other countries in Europe
4.
5. US
a small group of people living communally and sharing in work, earnings, etc.
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Word origin of 'commune'
verb intransitiveWord forms: comˈmuned or comˈmuning
noun
3. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
intimate conversation
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Word origin of 'commune'
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He insisted that you were a member of his commune, born there and belonging there. I.O.U. - SOMEONE HAS TO PAY (2000)`Then again, I doubt she'd have told you about the film she made while she was staying at the commune. CODE BREAKER (2000)I learned to feel the land in a new way, to hear its murmurs, to shepherd its resources, to commune with its vastness. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (2000)
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British English: commune NOUN
A commune is a group of people who live together and share everything.
They lived in a commune.
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