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commune

/ˈkɒmjuːn/KO-myoon
/ˈkɑmjun/KAH-myoon

Meaningshare

Common meaning: talk or feel close to others

Journey through time

  1. Latincommunicare‘share’source
  2. Old Frenchcommunier‘share or communicate’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsshare or communicate → talk or feel close to otherscommune‘talk or feel close to others’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin communicare ‘share’.

Roots

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