commune
[noun]
Synonyms: community, collective, cooperative, kibbutz

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I. com‧mune¹ /ˈkɒmjuːn $ ˈkɑː-, kəˈmjuːn/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Medieval Latin communia, from Latin communis; ⇒ common¹]

1. a group of people who live together and who share the work and their possessions:
a hippie commune

2. the smallest unit of local government in countries such as France and Belgium

3. a group of people in a Communist country who work as a team on a farm, and give what they produce to the state

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II. com‧mune² /kəˈmjuːn/ verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: communier, from Latin communicare; ⇒ communicate]
commune with somebody/something phrasal verb formal

1. to communicate with a person, god, or animal, especially in a mysterious spiritual way

2. commune with nature to spend time outside in a natural place, enjoying it in a quiet peaceful way:
Take time to relax and commune with nature.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

commune
noun
ADJ. hippy
VERB + COMMUNE join He gave up his job in the city and joined a commune.
belong to | form, set up
PREP. in/on a/the ~ She lives in a commune.

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