Commune Definition
- congregate housing
- municipality
- village
- community
- cooperative
- collective
- to think; ponder
- the revolutionary government of Paris from 1792 to 1794
- the revolutionary government established in Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871
Other Word Forms of Commune
Noun
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Commune
- commune with oneself
- the Commune
Origin of Commune
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Middle English comunen to have common dealings with, converse from Old French communer to make common, share (from commun common common) and perhaps from Old French communier to share in the Communion (from Late Latin commūnicāre) (from Latin to communicate communicate)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French independent municipality from Old French comugne from Medieval Latin commūnia community from neuter of Latin commūnis common mei-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French commune, in turn deriving from Latin.
From Wiktionary
From Old French comuner (“to share”).
From Wiktionary
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