COMMUNE
Dictionary entry overview: What does commune mean?
• COMMUNE (noun)
The noun COMMUNE has 2 senses:
1. the smallest administrative district of several European countries
2. a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
Familiarity information: COMMUNE used as a noun is rare.
• COMMUNE (verb)
The verb COMMUNE has 2 senses:
1. communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity
2. receive Communion, in the Catholic church
Familiarity information: COMMUNE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COMMUNE (noun)
Meaning:
The smallest administrative district of several European countries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("commune" is a kind of...):
administrative district; administrative division; territorial division (a district defined for administrative purposes)
Domain region:
Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland (a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)
Meaning:
A body of people or families living together and sharing everything
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("commune" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
• COMMUNE (verb)
Meaning:
Communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
He seemed to commune with nature
Hypernyms (to "commune" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "commune"):
pray (address God; say a prayer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Receive Communion, in the Catholic church
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
commune; communicate
Hypernyms (to "commune" is one way to...):
covenant (enter into a covenant or formal agreement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
