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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycom·mune I \kə-ˈmyün\ verb (com·muned ; com·mun·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, to share, receive Communion, from Anglo-French communer, cummunier, from Late Latin communicare, from Latin DATE 15th centurytransitive verbobsolete : talk over, discuss have more to commune — Shakespeareintransitive verb1. to receive Communion2. to communicate intimately commune with nature II \ˈkäm-ˌyün; kə-ˈmyün, kä-\ noun ETYMOLOGY French, alteration of Middle French comugne,from Medieval Latin communia, from Latin, neuter plural of communis DATE 16731. the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe2. commonalty 1a3. community: as a. a medieval usually municipal corporation b. (1) mir (2) an often rural community organized on a communal basisEnglish Etymologycommune 1. commune (v.) c.1300, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. comuner "to make common, share," from comun (see common). 2. commune (n.) 1792, from Fr., "small territorial divisions set up after the Revolution," from M.Frhttp://M.Fr. commune "free city, group of citizens," from M.L. communia, orig. neut. pl. of L. communis, lit."that which is common," from communis (see common). The Commune of Paris usurped the government during the Reign of Terror. The word was later applied to a government on communalistic principles set up in Paris in 1871. Adherents of the 1871 government were Communards.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7communecom·mune noun/ 5kCmju:n; NAmE 5kB:m- / [C + sing. / pl. v.] 1. a group of people who live together and share responsibilities, possessions, etc. (共同生活、分担责任、共享财产等的)群体,公社: a 1970s hippy commune 20 世纪 70 年代的嬉皮士群体 2. the smallest division of local government in France and some other countries (法国及其他一些国家的)最小的行政区verb/ kE5mju:n / PHRASAL VERBS ▪ com'mune with sb / sth (formal) to share your emotions and feelings with sb / sth without speaking 与…默默分享情感(或沟通、交融): He spent much of this time communing with nature. 他这个时期的许多时间都沉浸在大自然中。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcommune noun ADJ. hippy VERB + COMMUNE join He gave up his job in the city and joined a commune. | belong to | form, set up PREP. in/on a/the ~ She lives in a commune. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedcom·muneI. \kəˈmyün, archaic ˈkäˌm-\ intransitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English comunen, communen, from Old French comuner to put in common, share, from comun common — more at common1. archaic : converse, confer2. archaic : to associate together : have dealings3. [Middle English comunen to administer Holy Communion, from Middle French comunier to administer or receive Communion, from Late Latin communicare — more at communicate] : to receive Communion : partake of the Eucharist4. a. : to hold converse or intercommunication especially with great mental or spiritual depth or intensity b. : to attain to an earnest or deep feeling of unity, appreciation, and receptivity — used with with < commune with nature > < commune with precious books, ancient and new, which bear the stamp of eternity — David Ben-Gurion >II. \ˈkäˌmyün\ noun(-s): communion, conversation < in commune with nature >III. \ˈkäˌmyün also kəˈm- or käˈm-\ noun(-s)Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin communa, communia, from Latin communia, neuter plural of communis common — more at common1. : a small administrative district (as one governed by a mayor and municipal council) usually in a European country < the provinces and communes of Belgium >— compare arrondissement2. : a political or governmental body espousing revolutionary or communist principles3. a. : commonalty, commons b. : any of various bodies treated as a unit at law (as the peasantry sharing the common rights and property in a village community)4. a. : a community in which the inhabitants have close personal ties of friendship and interest b. : a small collective unit typically rural : a group practicing communal living

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