commune
1
[ verb kuh-myoon; noun kom-yoon ]
/ verb kəˈmyun; noun ˈkɒm yun /
verb (used without object), com·muned, com·mun·ing.
to converse or talk together, usually with profound intensity, intimacy, etc.; interchange thoughts or feelings.
to be in intimate communication or rapport: to commune with nature.
noun
interchange of ideas or sentiments.
Origin of commune
1OTHER WORDS FROM commune
com·mun·er, nounWords nearby commune
Definition for commune (2 of 3)
commune
2
[ kuh-myoon ]
/ kəˈmyun /
verb (used without object), com·muned, com·mun·ing.
to partake of the Eucharist.
Origin of commune
2
1275–1325; Middle English; back formation from
communion
Definition for commune (3 of 3)
commune
3
[ kom-yoon ]
/ ˈkɒm yun /
noun
Origin of commune
3
1785–95; < French < Medieval Latin
commūna (feminine), alteration of Latin
commūne community, state, orig. neuter of
commūnis
common
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British Dictionary definitions for commune (1 of 4)
commune
1
verb (kəˈmjuːn) (intr usually foll by with)
to talk or converse intimately
to experience strong emotion or spiritual feelings (for)
to commune with nature
noun (ˈkɒmjuːn)
intimate conversation; exchange of thoughts; communion
Word Origin for commune
C13: from Old French
comuner to hold in common, from
comun
common
British Dictionary definitions for commune (2 of 4)
commune
2
/ (kəˈmjuːn) /
verb
(intr) Christianity, mainly US
to partake of Communion
Word Origin for commune
C16: back formation from
communion
British Dictionary definitions for commune (3 of 4)
commune
3
/ (ˈkɒmjuːn) /
noun
a group of families or individuals living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities
any small group of people having common interests or responsibilities
the smallest administrative unit in Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland, governed by a mayor and council
the government or inhabitants of a commune
a medieval town enjoying a large degree of autonomy
Word Origin for commune
C18: from French, from Medieval Latin
commūnia, from Latin: things held in common, from
commūnis
common
British Dictionary definitions for commune (4 of 4)
Commune
/ (ˈkɒmjuːn) /
noun French history
See Paris Commune
a committee that governed Paris during the French Revolution and played a leading role in the Reign of Terror: suppressed 1794