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Added 9 October 2026

commune

/ˈkɒmjuːn/ noun

Latin root: commūnia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about commune at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The smallest administrative district of several European countries.
A body of people or families living together and sharing everything.

verb

Communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity.
He seemed to commune with nature
Receive Communion, in the Catholic church.

Origin

From 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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