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Antonyms for communal

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl

Definition of communal

Origin :
  • 1811 in reference to communes; 1843 in reference to communities, from French communal (Old French comunal, 12c.), from Late Latin communalis, from communa (see commune (n.)).
  • adj collective; shared
Example sentences :
  • She's such a good girl, she was learning so nicely at the Communal School!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Communal: applied to life or dwelling in colonies like ants and bees.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • The first fields and crops were communal, and the result was disastrous.
  • Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle
  • Again the handy cop in the communal center set her upon her way.
  • Extract from : « Sundry Accounts » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • Sacrifices might be individual or communal, occasional or periodical.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the History of Religions » by Crawford Howell Toy
  • In 1880 the communal impositions on land represented a taxation of about 6s.
  • Extract from : « The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 » by Various
  • The family as subversive of true socialistic and communal unity is to be annihilated.
  • Extract from : « Vera » by Oscar Wilde
  • At the head of their communal government were the usual three officers,—the gobernador, the capitan de la guerra, and the cacique.
  • Extract from : « Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos » by Adolphus Bandelier
  • There you will see what man can produce when he works in common for communal production.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Bread » by Peter Kropotkin
  • A steady shrinkage has drawn in the margins of this communal life.
  • Extract from : « Quaker Hill » by Warren H. Wilson

Synonyms for communal

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