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commune

1. com.mune \k*-'myu:n\ vi [ME communen to converse, administer Communion, 
   fr. MF comunier to]converse, administer or receive Communion, fr. LL 
   communicare, fr. L 1: to receive Communion  2: to communicate intimately {~ 
   with nature} 
2. com.mune \'ka:m-.yu:n, k*-'myu:n\ n [F, alter. of MF comugne, fr. ML 
   communia, fr. L, neut. pl. of c]ommunis 1: the smallest administrative 
   district of many countries esp. in Europe  2: COMMONALTY  3: COMMUNITY : as 
    3a: a medieval usu. municipal corporation  3b1: MIR  3b2: a usu. rural 
   community organized on a communal basis