communality

Variant of communal

communal definition

com·mu·nal (kə myo̵̅o̅n′əl, käm′yə nəl)

adjective

  1. of a commune or communes
  2. of or belonging to the community; shared, or participated in, by all; public
  3. designating or of social or economic organization in which there is common ownership of property

Etymology: ME & OFr < LL communalis

Related Forms:

  • communality com′·mu·nal′·i·ty (käm′yo̵̅o̅ nal′ə tē) noun
  • communally com′·mu·nally adverb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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