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communal(dictionary)

communal (iou)



communal adjective. L15.
[Old French communel (mod. -al) from late Latin communalis, from communis COMMON adjective: see -AL1.]
Unanimous. rare. Only in L15.
Of, pertaining to, or belonging to a commune, esp. (Communal) the Paris Commune. E19.
Of or for the community or a community, for common use; shared by all, general. M19.
communal MARRIAGE.
R. Fry The greatest art has always been communal. C. McCullough The bathroom and kitchen were communal, shared by all the tenants. F. Weldon The communal guilt which the male sex appears to bear in relation to women.
commu'nality noun community of feeling, solidarity E20.
communali'zation noun the action of communalizing L19.
communalize verb trans. make (esp. land) communal L19.
communally adverb L19.