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communal 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/kəˈmyo͞onl/,/ˈkämyənəl/,
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Shared by all members of a community; for common use,
  1. Shared by all members of a community; for common use
    • - a communal bathroom and kitchen
  2. Of, relating to, or done by a community
    • - communal achievement
  3. Involving the sharing of work and property
    • - communal living
  4. (of conflict) Between different communities, esp. those having different religions or ethnic origins
    • - violent communal riots
  1. for or by a group rather than individuals; "dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche; "a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared"; "a group effort"
  2. relating to a small administrative district or community; "communal elections in several European countries"
  3. (communally) by a group of people rather than an individual; "the mills were owned communally"
  4. In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting species sharing a populated environment. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree ...
  5. Communalness, as suggested by Robert A. Freitas Jr., is a level of an emergent phenomen which originates from Electronic sentience, and represents a broader mode of thinking than just normal consciousness. ...
  6. Pertaining to a community; Shared by a community; public
  7. belonging or relating to the people of a community