Meaning

noun the smallest administrative district of several European countries

noun a body of people or families living together and sharing everything

verb communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity

originFrom Middle English commune, comune, from Old French comune, commune, from Medieval Latin commūnia, from Latin commūne (“community, state”), from commūnis (“common”). Doublet of comune. See also community, communion, common.

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