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communal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective communal has 2 senses
- communal(s = adj.all) Array - for or by a group rather than individuals; "dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"; "a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared"; "a group effort" Derived forms verb communalize1, noun community2
- communal(a = adj.pert) Array - relating to a small administrative district or community; "communal elections in several European countries" Derived form verb communalize1
CIDE DICTIONARY
communal, a. [Cf. F. communal.].
- Pertaining to a commune. [1913 Webster]
- resembling a commune{4} or the practises of a commune{4}; as, communal living. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
communal, adj.
1 relating to or benefiting a community; for common use (communal baths).
2 of a commune, esp. the Paris Commune.
1 relating to or benefiting a community; for common use (communal baths).
2 of a commune, esp. the Paris Commune.
Derivative
communality n. communally adv.
Etymology
F f. LL communalis (as COMMUNE(1))
THESAURUS
communal
associated, associational, civic, civil, coacting, coactive, coadjutant, coadjuvant, coalitional, coefficient, collaborative, collective, collectivist, collectivistic, collusive, combined, commensal, common, communalist, communalistic, communist, communistic, communitarian, commutual, concerted, concordant, concurrent, concurring, conjoint, conniving, cooperant, cooperating, cooperative, cosmopolitan, ecumenic, fellow, general, harmonious, harmonized, in common, international, joint, mutual, national, noncompetitive, organizational, popular, public, reciprocal, respective, sociable, social, socialistic, societal, society, state, supranational, symbiotic, synergetic, synergic, synergistic, two-way, uncompetitive
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