I. 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 common
1. archaic : converse , confer
2. archaic : to associate together : have dealings
3.
[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 Eucharist
4.
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 common
1. : 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 arrondissement
2. : a political or governmental body espousing revolutionary or communist principles
3.
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