communes

Meaning of communes

plural noun
  1. a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities.
    she went to California and joined a commune
  2. the smallest French territorial division for administrative purposes.
    very few of the abbey's vineyards were actually located within the commune of Hautvillers
  3. the group that seized the municipal government of Paris in the French Revolution and played a leading part in the Reign of Terror until suppressed in 1794.

late 17th century (in commune1 (sense 2)): from French, from medieval Latin communia, neuter plural of Latin communis (see common).

verb, 3rd person present
  1. share one's intimate thoughts or feelings with (someone), especially on a spiritual level.
    the purpose of praying is to commune with God
  2. receive Holy Communion.

Middle English: from Old French comuner ‘to share’, from comun (see common).

Information about communes

  • The singular form of communes is: commune.
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Hyphenation of communes

com-munes

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • communes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

communes synonyms

Meaning a cooperative enterprise:

collective

Meaning a farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits:

cooperative

Meaning a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common:

community

Meaning a communal settlement in Israel, typically a farm:

kibbutz

Meaning friendly association, especially with people who share one's interests:

fellowship

Meaning share or exchange information, news, or ideas:

communicate

Meaning say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling:

speak

Meaning speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words:

talk

Meaning engage in conversation:

converse

Meaning grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right):

confer

Meaning interact with (another system, person, etc.):

interface

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