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communal

com·mu·nal [ kə myn'l, kómmyən'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. shared: used or owned by all members of a group or community

2. of communities: relating to communities or to living in communities

3. of commune: belonging or relating to a commune

4. relating to different social groups: relating to or involving different groups within a society

[Early 19th century. < late Latin communalis< Latin communis "common"]

com·mu·nal·ly adverb
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