noun
commune
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noun
1
A small community, often rural, whose members share property, work, and living costs.
"They spent a summer living on an artists' commune in the countryside."
verb
1
To feel a close, often quiet, connection with something, especially nature or one's own thoughts.
"She liked to walk in the woods at dawn to commune with nature."
How to Use Commune
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shared living community (noun), or to connect deeply and quietly with something (verb).
Common mistake
Don't confuse the noun ("a commune," a type of community) with the verb ("to commune with," meaning to connect spiritually) — they're related but used very differently.
Word Forms
communed past tense, communes plural, communes singular
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Etymology
From Old French comune, from Latin communis ("common"). The word community comes from the same root.