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   commune

   /ˈkɒmjuːn/

   noun

   • 1. a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities: "she went to California and joined a commune"
   • ▪ a communal settlement in a communist country: "we all went out of Beijing by bus to spend a morning at a commune"
   • 2. the smallest French territorial division for administrative purposes: "very few of the abbey's vineyards were actually located within the commune of Hautvillers"
   • ▪ a territorial division similar to a French commune in other countries.
   • 3. the group that seized the municipal government of Paris in the French Revolution and played a leading part in the Reign of Terror until suppressed in 1794.
   • ▪ the municipal government organized on communalistic principles that was elected in Paris in 1871. It was soon brutally suppressed by government troops.

   Word Origin late 18th century: from French, use as noun of the feminine of commun (adjective), from Latin communis (see common).

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   Verb a psychic who communes with the dead after a week in the wilderness, the scouts were really starting to commune with nature Noun He's living in a religious commune. Recent Examples on the Web Verb

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   COMMUNE definition: 1. a group of families or single people who live and work together sharing possessions and…. Learn more.

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   Commune definition: to converse or talk together, usually with profound intensity, intimacy, etc.; interchange thoughts or feelings.. See examples of COMMUNE used in a sentence.

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   COMMUNE meaning: 1. a group of families or single people who live and work together sharing possessions and…. Learn more.

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   A commune is a group living situation where people share everything. Communes were popular with the peace-loving hippies of the 1960s. In Europe, a commune is a small administrative district.

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   Definition of commune noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun commune. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. commune has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. politics (late 1700s) medieval history (1830s) See meaning & use.

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   Define commune. commune synonyms, commune pronunciation, commune translation, English dictionary definition of commune. intr.v. com·muned , com·mun·ing , com·munes 1. To be in a state of intimate, heightened sensitivity and receptivity, as with one's surroundings: hikers...

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    COMMUNE meaning: to communicate with someone or something in a very personal or spiritual way often used figuratively

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    COMMUNE definition: a group of people who live together, sharing the work and the things they own. Learn more.