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communal
What does communal mean?
communal (adjective): for or by a group rather than individuals.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use communal in a sentence?
- A communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce communal?
/kəˈmjunəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does communal come from?
Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to communal
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “communal” mean?
for or by a group rather than individuals
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existing in possibility, not in actuality
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free from external control and constraint
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capable of producing great physical force
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