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commune(1) (iou) and Transcription (health)


commune(1) (iou)



commune noun1. L17.
[French from medieval Latin communia neut. pl. of Latin communis COMMON adjective taken as fem. sing. in sense 'group of people having a common life'.]
I.
A French territorial division, the smallest for administrative purposes; a similar division elsewhere. L17.
Hist. the Commune (of Paris), the Paris Commune: (a) a body which usurped the municipal government of Paris during the French Revolution; (b) the communalistic government temporarily established in Paris in 1871. L18.
A communal settlement, orig. in a Communist country; a group of people not all of one family sharing living accommodation and goods. E20.
II.
Hist. The commonalty; a corporate body. E19.

Transcription (health)


Making an RNA copy from a gene or Other DNA sequence. Transcription is the first step in gene expression.