— communally , adv.
/keuh myoohn"l, kom"yeuh nl/ , adj.
1. used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal jug of wine.
2. of, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public: communal land; Building the playground was a communal project.
3. pertaining to a commune or a community: communal life.
4. engaged in by or involving two or more communities: communal conflict.
[ 1805-15; communalis, equiv. to commun ( e ) COMMUNE 3 + -alis -AL 1 ]
Syn. 2. public, common, collective.