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comune — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • collective adj Shared by, or done by, a group as a whole rather than by individuals separately.
  • common adjective Happening often, or found in large numbers; not rare.
  • commune noun A small community, often rural, whose members share property, work, and living costs.
  • everyday adjective Ordinary, normal, or happening as part of daily routine rather than something special.
  • joint adj Shared or done by two or more people together.
  • mainstream adj Widely accepted as normal or conventional, rather than niche or fringe.
  • municipality noun A city, town, or other district that has its own local government.
  • parish noun A local church community and the district it serves.
  • traditional adj Relating to or based on tradition; customary.

Senses

comune is used for these senses in English:

  • city hall (figuratively, metonym) The city government (city council, mayor, etc.); government in general.
  • collective Tending to collect; forming a collection.
  • common Mutual; shared by more than one.
  • commune A local political division in many European countries as well as their former colonies (such as Chile and Vietnam).
  • comune the smallest civil administrative unit in Italy, a municipality in Italy
  • everyday Commonplace, ordinary.
  • joint Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
  • mainstream Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.

collective — full definition

  1. adj Shared by, or done by, a group as a whole rather than by individuals separately.
  2. noun A group of people organized around a shared cause, business, or way of working together.

common — full definition

  1. adjective Happening often, or found in large numbers; not rare.
  2. adjective Shared by two or more people or things.
  3. adjective Ordinary or unremarkable, sometimes used to suggest something is unrefined or lacking class.
  4. noun An open area of land, especially in a town, that everyone is free to use.

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