English-Thai Dictionary
communal
ADJ ที่ เป็น ของ สาธารณะ public shared ti-pen-kong-sad-ta-ra-na
communalism
N ระบบ ปกครอง อิสระ ระบบ ชุมชน
commune
N คนที่ อยู่ร่วม กัน เป็น สังคม เดียวกัน kon-ti-yu-ruam-kan-pen-sang-khom-diao-kan
commune
VI คุย กัน อย่างสนิทสนม kui-kan-yang-sa-nid-sa-nom
commune together
PHRV พูดคุย หรือ แลก เปลี่ยนความคิด กัน อย่างสนิทสนม พูดคุย กัน อย่างใกล้ชิด pud-kui-rue-laek-pian-kwam-kid-kan-yang-sa-nid-sa-nom
commune with
PHRV พูด หรือ คิด อย่างสนิทสนม กับ phud-rue-kid-yang-sa-nid-sa-nom-kab
commune with
PHRV ใคร่ครวญ ไตร่ตรอง คิด พิจารณา kai-krun
communicable
ADJ ที่ สามารถ ติดต่อ ได้ (เช่น โรคติดต่อ infectious transmittable ti-sa-mad-tid-tor-dai
communicable
ADJ ที่ สามารถ สื่อสาร กันได้ ti-sa-mad-sue-san-kan-dai
communicant
N ผู้ส่งข่าว phu-song-kao
communicate
VI ติดต่อสื่อสาร associate with commune with tid-tor-sue-san
communicate
VI เชื่อม ติดกัน chueam-tid-kan
communicate
VT ส่งต่อ ส่งผ่าน convey transmit song-tor
communicate about
PHRV ติดต่อสื่อสาร เกี่ยวกับ พูดคุย เกี่ยวกับ ส่งข่าวสาร ใน เรื่อง tid-tor-sue-san-kiao-kab
communicate on
PHRV ติดต่อสื่อสาร เกี่ยวกับ พูดคุย เกี่ยวกับ ส่งข่าวสาร ใน เรื่อง tid-tor-sue-san-kiao-kab
communicate to
PHRV สื่อข่าว สาร ให้ กับ ส่งข่าวสาร ให้ กับ บอกข่าว กับ sue-kao-san hai-kab
communicate with
PHRV ติดต่อ กับ พูดคุย กับ ส่งข่าวสาร กับ ติดต่อสื่อสาร กับ tid-tor-kab
communication
N การติดต่อสื่อสาร kan-tid-tor-sue-san
communication
N การ ส่งต่อ conveyance transmission kan-song-tor
communication
N ความสัมพันธ์ ที่ ใกล้ชิด kwam-sam-phan-ti-klai-chid
communication
N วิธี การติดต่อสื่อสาร wi-ti-kan-tid-tor-sue-san
communicative
ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ การสื่อสาร ti-kiao-kab-kan-sue-san
communicator
N คน หรือ เครื่องมือ ส่งข่าวสาร ผู้ ถ่ายทอด
communicatory
A ที่ ชอบ พูด หรือ ถ่ายทอด เกี่ยวกับ การติดต่อสื่อสาร communicative
communion
N การ มีส่วนร่วม sharing participation kan-me-suan-ruam
communism
N คอมมิวนิสต์ kom-mil-nid
communist
N สมาชิก ของ พรรค คอมมิวนิสต์ sa-ma-chik-kong-pak-kom-mil-nid
community
N ชุมชน chum-chon
community
N สังคม society the public sang-kom
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COMMUNE
v.i. 1. To converse; to talk together familiarly; to impart sentiments mutually, in private or familiar discourse; followed by with before the person.
And there will I meet and commune with thee. Exodus 25:22.
2. To have intercourse in contemplation or meditation.
Commune with your own heart on your bed. Psalm 4:4.
3. To partake of the sacrament or Lords supper; to receive the communion; a common use of the word in America, as it is in the Welsh.
COMMUNE
n.A small territorial district in France--one of the subordinate divisions of the country introduced in the late revolution. Communibus annis, one year with another; on an average.
Communibus locis, one place with another; on a medium.
COMMUNICABILITY
n.[See Communicate. ] The quality of being communicable; capability of being imparted from one to another.
COMMUNICABLE
a. 1. That may be communicated; capable of being imparted from one to another; as, knowledge is communicable by words.
Lost bliss, to thee no more communicable.
Eternal life is communicable to all.
2. That may be recounted.
3. Communicative; ready to impart.
COMMUNICANT
n.One who communes at the Lords table; one who is entitled to partake of the sacrament, at the celebration of the Lords supper.
COMMUNICATE
v.t. 1. To impart; to give to another, as a partaker; to confer for joint possession; to bestow, as that which the receiver is to hold, retain, use or enjoy; with to.
Where God is worshiped, there he communicates his blessings and holy influences.
Let him that is taught in the word communicate to him that teacheth in all good things. Galatians 6:6.
2. To impart reciprocally, or mutually; to have or enjoy a share of; followed by with.
Common benefits are to be communicated with all, but peculiar benefits with choice.
But Diamede desires my company,
And still communicates his praise with me.
3. To impart, as knowledge; to reveal; to give, as information, either by words, signs or signals; as, to communicate intelligence, news, opinions, or facts.
Formerly this verb had with before the person receiving; as, he communicated those thoughts only with the Lord Digby. Clarendon. But now it has to only.
4. To deliver, as to communicate a message; to give, as to communicate motion.
COMMUNICATE
v.i. 1. To partake of the Lords supper. Instead of this, in America, at least in New England, commune is generally or always used.
2. To have a communication or passage from one to another; to have the means of passing from one to another; as, two houses communicate with each other; a fortress communicates with the country; the canals of the body communicate with each other.
3. To have intercourse; applied to persons.
4. To have, enjoy or suffer reciprocally; to have a share with another.
Ye have done well that ye did communicate with my affliction. Philippians 4:14.
COMMUNICATED
pp. Imparted from one to another; bestowed; delivered.
COMMUNICATING
ppr. 1. Imparting; giving or bestowing; delivering.
2. Partaking of the sacrament of the Lords supper.
3. Leading or conducting from place to place, as a passage; connected by a passage or channel, as two lakes communicating with each other.
4. Having intercourse by words, letters or messages; corresponding.
COMMUNICATION
n. 1. The act of imparting, conferring, or delivering, from one to another; as the communication of knowledge, opinions or facts.
2. Intercourse by words, letters or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means.
Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you. 2 Samuel 3:17.
Let your communication be, yea, yea; nay, nay. Matthew 5:37.
In 1 Corinthians 15:33, Evil communications corrupt good manners, the word may signify conversation, colloquial discourses, or customary association and familiarity.
3. Intercourse; interchange of knowledge; correspondence; good understanding between men.
Secrets may be carried so far as to stop the communication necessary among all who have the management of affairs.
4. Connecting passage; means of passing from place to place; as a strait or channel between seas or lakes, a road between cities or countries, a gallery between apartments in a house, an avenue between streets, etc.
Keep open a communication with the besieged place.
5. That which is communicated or imparted.
The house received a communication from the Governor, respecting the hospital.
6. In rhetoric, a trope by which a speaker or writer takes his hearer or speaker as a partner in his sentiments, and says we, instead of I or you.
COMMUNICATIVE
a. 1. Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others. In the sense of liberal of benefits, though legitimate, it is little used.
2. Disposed to impart or disclose, as knowledge, opinions, or facts; free to communicate; not reserved.
We have paid for our want of prudence, and determine for the future to be less communicative.
COMMUNICATIVENESS
n.The quality of being communicative; readiness to impart to others; freedom from reserve.
COMMUNICATORY
a.Imparting knowledge.
COMMUNING
ppr. Conversing familiarly; having familiar intercourse.
COMMUNING
n.Familiar converse; private intercourse.
COMMUNION
n. 1. Fellowship; intercourse between two persons or more; interchange of transactions, or offices; a state of giving and receiving; agreement; concord.
We are naturally led to seek communion and fellowship with other.
What communion hath light with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14.
2. Mutual intercourse or union in religious worship, or in doctrine and discipline.
The Protestant churches have no communion with the Romish church.
3. The body of Christians who have one common faith and discipline. The three grand communions into which the Christian church is divided, are those of the Greek, the Romish and the Protestant churches.
4. The act of communicating the sacrament of the Eucharist; the celebration of the Lords supper; the participation of the blessed sacrament. The fourth council of Lateran decrees that every believer shall receive the communion at least at Easter.
5. Union of professing Christians in a particular church; as, members in full communion.
Communion-service, in the liturgy of the Episcopal church, is the office for the administration of the holy sacrament.
COMMUNITY
n. 1. Properly, common possession or enjoyment; as a community of goods.
It is a confirmation of the original community of all things.
2. A society of people, having common rights and privileges, or common interests, civil, political or ecclesiastical; or living under the same laws and regulations. This word may signify a commonwealth or state, a body politic, or a particular society or order of men within a state, as a community of monks; and it is often used for the public or people in general, without very definite limits.
3. Commonness; frequency.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COMMUNAL
Com "mu *nal ( or ), a. Etym: [Cf. F. communal. ]
Defn: Pertaining to a commune.
COMMUNALISM
COMMUNALISM Com "mu *nal *ism, n.
Defn: A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.
COMMUNALIST
Com "mu *nal *ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. communaliste.]
Defn: An advocate of communalism.
COMMUNALISTIC
COMMUNALISTIC Com `mu *nal *is "tic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to communalism.
COMMUNE
Com *mune ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Communed; p. pr. & vb. n. Communing. ]Etym: [OF. communier, fr. L. communicare to communicate, fr. communis common. See Common, and cf. Communicate. ]
1. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel. I would commune with you of such things That want no ear but yours. Shak.
2. To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or Lord's supper. To commune under both kinds. Bp. Burnet. To commune with one's self or one's heart, to think; to reflect; to meditate.
COMMUNE
COMMUNE Com "mune, n.
Defn: Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends. For days of happy commune dead. Tennyson.
COMMUNE
Com "mune, n. Etym: [F., fr. commun. See Common. ]
1. The commonalty; the common people. [Obs. ] Chaucer. In this struggle -- to use the technical words of the time -- of the "commune ", the general mass of the inhabitants, against the "prudhommes " or "wiser " few. J. R. Green.
2. A small terrotorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See Arrondissement.
3. Absolute municipal self-government. The Commune of Paris, or The Commune (a ) The government established in Paris (1792 -94 ) by a usurpation of supreme power on the part of representatives chosen by the communes; the period of its continuance is known as the "Reign of Terror. " (b ) The revolutionary government, modeled on the commune of 1792, which the communists, so called, attempted to establish in 1871.
COMMUNICABILITY
Com *mu `ni *ca *bil "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. communicabilité. ]
Defn: The quality of being communicable; capability of being imparted.
COMMUNICABLE
Com *mu "ni *ca *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. communicable, LL. communicabilis.]
1. Capable of being communicated, or imparted; as, a communicable disease; communicable knowledge.
2. Communicative; free-speaking. [Obs. ] B. Jonson. -- Com *mu "ni *ca *ble *ness, n. -- Com *mu "ni *ca "bly, adv.
COMMUNICANT
Com *mu "ni *cant, n. Etym: [L. communicans, p. pr. ]
1. One who partakes of, or is entitled to partake of, the sacrament of the Lord's supper; a church member. A never-failing monthly communicant. Atterbury.
2. One who communicates. Foxe.
COMMUNICANT
COMMUNICANT Com *mu "ni *cant, a.
Defn: Communicating. [R.] Coleridge.
COMMUNICATE
Com *mu "ni *cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Communicated; p. pr. & vb. n.Communicating. ] Etym: [L. communicatus, p. p. of communicare to communicate, fr. communis common. See Commune, v. i.]
1. To share in common; to participate in. [Obs. ] To thousands that communicate our loss. B. Jonson
2. To impart; to convey; as, to communicate a disease or a sensation; to communicate motion by means of a crank. Where God is worshiped, there he communicates his blessings and holy influences. Jer. Taylor.
3. To make known; to recount; to give; to impart; as, to communicate information to any one.
4. To administer the communion to. [R.] She [the church ]... may communicate him. Jer. Taylor.
Note: This verb was formerly followed by with before the person receiving, but now usually takes to after it. He communicated those thoughts only with the Lord Digby. Clarendon.
Syn. -- To impart; bestow; confer; reveal; disclose; tell; announce; recount; make known. -- To Communicate, Impart, Reveal. Communicate is the more general term, and denotes the allowing of others to partake or enjoy in common with ourselves. Impart is more specific. It is giving to others a part of what we had held as our own, or making them our partners; as, to impart our feelings; to impart of our property, etc. Hence there is something more intimate in imparting intelligence than in communicating it. To reveal is to disclose something hidden or concealed; as, to reveal a secret.
COMMUNICATE
COMMUNICATE Com *mu "ni *cate, v. i.
1. To share or participate; to possess or enjoy in common; to have sympathy. Ye did communicate with my affliction. Philip. iv. 4.
2. To give alms, sympathy, or aid. To do good and to communicate forget not. Heb. xiii. 16.
3. To have intercourse or to be the means of intercourse; as, to communicate with another on business; to be connected; as, a communicating artery. Subjects suffered to communicate and to have intercourse of traffic. Hakluyt. The whole body is nothing but a system of such canals, which all communicate with one another. Arbutnot.
4. To partake of the Lord's supper; to commune. The primitive Christians communicated every day. Jer. Taylor.
COMMUNICATION
Com *mu `ni *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. communicatio.]
1. The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.
2. Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means; conference; correspondence. Argument. .. and friendly communication. Shak.
3. Association; company. Evil communications corrupt manners. 1 Cor. xv. 33.
4. Means of communicating; means of passing from place to place; a connecting passage; connection. The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe. Arbuthnot.
5. That which is communicated or imparted; intelligence; news; a verbal or written message.
6. Participation in the Lord's supper. Bp. Pearson.
7. (Rhet.)
Defn: A trope, by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says we, instead of I or you. Beattie.
Syn. -- Correspondence; conference; intercourse.
COMMUNICATIVE
Com *mu "ni *ca *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. Communicatif, LL. communicativus.]
Defn: Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others. Determine, for the future, to be less communicative. Swift.
COMMUNICATIVENESS
COMMUNICATIVENESS Com *mu "ni *ca *tive *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being communicative. Norris.
COMMUNICATOR
Com *mu "ni *ca `tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who communicates. Boyle.
COMMUNICATORY
Com *mu "ni *ca "to *ry, a. Etym: [LL. communicatorius.]
Defn: Imparting knowledge or information. Canonical and communicatory letters. Barrow.
COMMUNION
Com *mun "ion, n. Etym: [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See Common. ]
1. The act of sharing; community; participation. "This communion of goods. " Blackstone.
2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp. , intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence; interchange of thoughts, purposes, etc. ; agreement; fellowship; as, the communion of saints.We are naturally induced to seek communion and fellowship with others. Hooker. What communion hath light with darkness 2 Cor. vi. 14. Bare communion with a good church can never alone make a good man. South.
3. A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion.
4. The sacrament of the eucharist; the celebration of the Lord's supper; the act of partaking of the sacrament; as, to go to communion; to partake of the communion. Close communion. See under Close, a. -- Communion elements, the bread and wine used in the celebration of the Lord's supper. -- Communion service, the celebration of the Lord's supper, or the office or service therefor. -- Communion table, the table upon which the elements are placed at the celebration of the Lord's supper. -- Communion in both kinds, participation in both the bread and wine by all communicants. -- Communion in one kind, participation in but one element, as in the Roman Catholic Church, where the laity partake of the bread only.
Syn. -- Share; participation; fellowship; converse; intercourse; unity; concord; agreement.
COMMUNISM
Com "mu *nism, n. Etym: [F. communisme, fr. commun common. ]
Defn: A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of property, as by distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all.
Note: At different times, and in different countries, various schemes pertaining to socialism in government and the conditions of domestic life, as well as in the distribution of wealth, have been called communism.
COMMUNIST
Com "mu *nist, n. Etym: [F. communiste. ]
1. An advocate for the theory or practice of communism.
2. A supporter of the commune of Paris.
COMMUNISTIC
COMMUNISTIC Com `mu *nis "tic, a.
1. Of or pertaining to communism or communists; as, communistic theories.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Living or having their nests in common, as certain birds.
COMMUNITY
Com *mu "ni *ty, n.; pl. Communities. Etym: [L. communitas: cf. OF. communité. Cf. Commonalty, and see Common. ]
1. Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods. The original community of all things. Locke. An unreserved community of thought and feeling. W. Irwing.
2. A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as, a community of monks. Hence a number of animals living in a common home or with some apparent association of interests.Creatures that in communities exist. Wordsworth.
3. Society at large; a commonwealth or state; a body politic; the public, or people in general. Burdens upon the poorer classes of the community. Hallam.
Note: In this sense, the term should be used with the definite article; as, the interests of the community.
4. Common character; likeness. [R.] The essential community of nature between organic growth and inorganic growth. H. Spencer.
5. Commonness; frequency. [Obs. ] Eyes... sick and blunted with community. Shak.
New American Oxford Dictionary
communal
com mu nal |kəˈmyo͞onl, ˈkämyənəl ˈkɑːmjənl | ▶adjective 1 shared by all members of a community; for common use: a communal bathroom and kitchen. • of, relating to, or done by a community: communal achievement. • involving the sharing of work and property: communal living. 2 (of conflict ) between different communities, esp. those having different religions or ethnic origins: violent communal riots. DERIVATIVES com mu nal i ty |ˌkämyəˈnalitē |noun, com mu nal ly adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to a commune, esp. the Paris Commune ’): from French, from late Latin communalis, from communis (see common ).
communalism
com mu nal ism |kəˈmyo͞onlˌizəm, ˈkämyənəˌlizm ˈkɑːmjənəlɪzəm | ▶noun 1 a principle of political organization based on federated communes. • the principle or practice of living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities. 2 allegiance to one's own ethnic group rather than to the wider society. DERIVATIVES com mu nal ist adjective & noun, com mu nal is tic |kəˌmyo͞onlˈistik |adjective
communalize
com mu nal ize |kəˈmyo͞onlˌīz kəˈmjunəlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] rare organize (something ) on the basis of shared ownership: attempts to communalize farming. DERIVATIVES com mu nal i za tion |kəˌmyo͞onl -əˈzāSHən |noun
communard
com mu nard |ˌkämyəˈnär (d ) ˈkɑmjənɑrd | ▶noun a member of a commune. • ( Communard ) historical a supporter of the Paris Commune. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French, from commune 1 .
commune
com mune 1 |ˈkämˌyo͞on ˈkɑˌmjun | ▶noun 1 a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities. • a communal settlement in a communist country. 2 the smallest French territorial division for administrative purposes. • a similar division elsewhere. 3 (the Commune ) the group that seized the municipal government of Paris in the French Revolution and played a leading part in the Reign of Terror until suppressed in 1794. • (also the Paris Commune ) the municipal government organized on communalistic principles elected in Paris in 1871. It was soon brutally suppressed by government troops. ORIGIN late 17th cent. ( sense 2 ): from French, from medieval Latin communia, neuter plural of Latin communis (see common ).
commune
com mune 2 |kəˈmyo͞on kəˈmjun | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (commune with ) share one's intimate thoughts or feelings with (someone or something ), esp. when the exchange is on a spiritual level: the purpose of praying is to commune with God. • feel in close spiritual contact with: he spent an hour communing with nature on the bank of a stream. 2 receive Holy Communion. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French comuner ‘to share, ’ from comun (see common ).
communicable
com mu ni ca ble |kəˈmyo͞onikəbəl kəˈmjunəkəbəl | ▶adjective able to be communicated to others: the value of the product must be communicable to the potential consumers. • (of a disease ) able to be transmitted from one sufferer to another; contagious or infectious. DERIVATIVES com mu ni ca bil i ty |kəˌmyo͞onikəˈbilitē |noun, com mu ni ca bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘communicating, having communication ’): from Old French, from late Latin communicabilis, from the verb communicare ‘to share ’ (see communicate ).
communicant
com mu ni cant |kəˈmyo͞onikənt kəˈmjunəkənt | ▶noun 1 Christian Church a person who receives Holy Communion. 2 archaic a person who imparts information. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin communicant- ‘sharing, ’ from the verb communicare (see communicate ).
communicate
com mu ni cate |kəˈmyo͞onəˌkāt kəˈmjunəˌkeɪt | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] share or exchange information, news, or ideas: the prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family. • [ with obj. ] impart or pass on (information, news, or ideas ): he communicated his findings to the inspector. • [ with obj. ] convey or transmit (an emotion or feeling ) in a nonverbal way: the ability of good teachers to communicate their own enthusiasm | his sudden fear communicated itself . • succeed in conveying one's ideas or in evoking understanding in others: a politician must have the ability to communicate. • (of two people ) be able to share and understand each other's thoughts and feelings. • [ with obj. ] (usu. be communicated ) pass on (an infectious disease ) to another person or animal. • [ with obj. ] transmit (heat or motion ): the heat is communicated through a small brass grating. • (often as adj. communicating ) (of two rooms ) have a common connecting door: he went into the communicating room to pick up the phone. 2 [ no obj. ] Christian Church receive Holy Communion. DERIVATIVES com mu ni ca tor |-ˌkātər |noun, com mu ni ca to ry |-kəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin communicat- ‘shared, ’ from the verb communicare, from communis (see common ).
communication
com mu ni ca tion |kəˌmyo͞onəˈkāSHən kəˌmjunəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the imparting or exchanging of information or news: direct communication between the two countries will produce greater understanding | at the moment I am in communication with London. • a letter or message containing such information or news. • the successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings: there was a lack of communication between Pamela and her parents. • social contact: she gave him some hope of her return, or at least of their future communication. 2 (communications ) means of connection between people or places, in particular: • the means of sending or receiving information, such as telephone lines or computers: satellite communications | [ as modifier ] : a communications network. • the means of traveling or of transporting goods, such as roads or railroads: a city providing excellent road and rail communications. • [ treated as sing. ] the field of study concerned with the transmission of information by various means. PHRASES lines of communication the connections between an army in the field and its bases. • any system for communicating information or ideas: bureaucracies are characterized by established lines of communication. DERIVATIVES com mu ni ca tion al |-ˈkāSHənl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French comunicacion, from Latin communicatio (n- ), from the verb communicare ‘to share ’ (see communicate ).
communications satellite
com mu ni ca tions sat el lite (also communication satellite ) ▶noun a satellite placed in orbit around the earth in order to relay television, radio, and telephone signals.
communication theory
com mu ni ca tion the o ry (also communications theory ) ▶noun the branch of knowledge dealing with the principles and methods by which information is conveyed.
communicative
com mu ni ca tive |kəˈmyo͞onəˌkātiv, -nikətiv kəˈmjunəˌkeɪdɪv | ▶adjective ready to talk or impart information: the patient was alert and communicative. • relating to the conveyance or exchange of information: the communicative process in literary texts. DERIVATIVES com mu ni ca tive ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin communicativus, from communicat- ‘shared, ’ from the verb communicare (see communicate ).
communion
com mun ion |kəˈmyo͞onyən kəˈmjunjən | ▶noun 1 the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, esp. when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level: in this churchyard communion with the dead was almost palpable. • common participation in a mental or emotional experience: popular festivals where all take part in joyous communion. 2 (often Communion or Holy Communion ) the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared. See Eucharist. • the consecrated bread and wine so administered and received: the priests gave him Holy Communion. 3 a relationship of recognition and acceptance between Christian churches or denominations, or between individual Christians or Christian communities and a church (signified by a willingness to give or receive the Eucharist ): the Eastern Churches are not in communion with Rome. • a group of Christian communities or churches that recognize one another's ministries or that of a central authority. See also Anglican Communion. PHRASES make one's communion receive bread and wine that has been consecrated at a Eucharist, as a sacramental, spiritual, or symbolic act of receiving the presence of Christ. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin communio (n- ), from communis (see common ).
communion of saints
com mun ion of saints ▶noun [ in sing. ] a fellowship between Christians living and dead.
communiqué
com mu ni qué |kəˌmyo͞onəˈkā, kəˈmyo͞onəˌkā kəˈmjunəkeɪ |(also communique ) ▶noun an official announcement or statement, esp. one made to the media. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, past participle of communiquer ‘communicate. ’
communism
com mu nism |ˈkämyəˌnizəm ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm |(often Communism ) ▶noun a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. See also Marxism. The most familiar form of communism is that established by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution of 1917, and it has generally been understood in terms of the system practiced by the former Soviet Union and its allies in eastern Europe, in China since 1949, and in some developing countries such as Cuba, Vietnam, and North Korea. Communism embraced a revolutionary ideology in which the state would wither away after the overthrow of the capitalist system. In practice, however, the state grew to control all aspects of communist society. Communism in eastern Europe collapsed in the late 1980s and early 1990s against a background of failure to meet people's economic expectations, a shift to more democracy in political life, and increasing nationalism such as that which led to the breakup of the Soviet Union. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French communisme, from commun (see common ).
Communism Peak
Com mu nism Peak former name (1962 –98 ) for Ismail Samani Peak.
communist
com mu nist |ˈkämyənist ˈkɑːmjənɪst | ▶noun a person who supports or believes in the principles of communism: I was very left-wing, but I was never a communist. ▶adjective adhering to or based on the principles of communism: a French communist writer. DERIVATIVES com mu nis tic |ˌkämyəˈnistik |adjective
communitarianism
com mu ni tar i an ism |kəˌmyo͞oniˈte (ə )rēəˌnizəm kəˌmjunɪˈtɛ (ə )riəˌnɪzəm | ▶noun a theory or system of social organization based on small self-governing communities. • an ideology that emphasizes the responsibility of the individual to the community and the social importance of the family unit. DERIVATIVES com mu ni tar i an adjective & .noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from community + -arian, on the pattern of words such as unitarian .
community
com mu ni ty |kəˈmyo͞onitē kəˈmjunədi | ▶noun ( pl. communities ) 1 a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common: Rhode Island's Japanese community | the scientific community. • a group of people living together in one place, esp. one practicing common ownership: a community of nuns. • a particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants: a rural community. • a body of nations or states unified by common interests: [ in names ] : the European Community | the African Economic Community. • (the community ) the people of a district or country considered collectively, esp. in the context of social values and responsibilities; society: preparing prisoners for life back in the community. • [ as modifier ] denoting a worker or resource designed to serve the people of a particular area: community health services. 2 a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals: the sense of community that organized religion can provide. • [ in sing. ] a similarity or identity: writers who shared a community of interests. • joint ownership or liability: a commitment to the community of goods. 3 Ecology a group of interdependent organisms of different species growing or living together in a specified habitat: communities of insectivorous birds. PHRASES the international community the countries of the world considered collectively. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French comunete, reinforced by its source, Latin communitas, from communis (see common ).
community antenna television
com mu ni ty an ten na tel e vi sion (abbr.: CATV ) ▶noun another term for cable television.
community architect
com mu ni ty ar chi tect ▶noun an architect working in consultation with local inhabitants in designing housing and other amenities. DERIVATIVES com mu ni ty ar chi tec ture noun
community bank
com mu ni ty bank ▶noun a commercial bank that derives funds from and lends to the community where it operates, and is not affiliated with a multibank holding company.
community card
community card ▶noun (in some forms of poker ) each of a number of cards dealt or turned face up for all active players to use.
community care
community care (also care in the community ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] long-term care for people who are mentally ill, elderly, or disabled which is provided within the community rather than in hospitals or institutions, especially as implemented in the UK under the National Health Service and Community Care Act of 1990.
community center
com mu ni ty cen ter ▶noun a place where people from a particular community can meet for social, educational, or recreational activities.
community charge
com |mu ¦nity charge ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in the UK ) a tax, introduced by the Conservative government in 1990 (1989 in Scotland ), levied locally on every adult in a community. It was replaced in 1993 by the council tax. Informally called poll tax.
community chest
com mu ni ty chest ▶noun a fund for charitable activities among the people in a particular area.
community college
com mu ni ty col lege |kəˈmjunədi ˈkɑlɪʤ | ▶noun a nonresidential junior college offering courses to people living in a particular area.
community home
com |mu ¦nity home ▶noun Brit. a centre for housing young offenders and other young people in need of custodial care.
community hospital
com |mu ¦nity hos |pital ▶noun a non-specialized hospital serving a local area.
community medicine
com |mu ¦nity medi |cine ▶noun [ mass noun ] a branch of medicine dealing with health care issues affecting communities as a whole.
community of property
com |mu ¦nity of prop |erty ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in South Africa ) a marriage contract in which the possessions of the partners are merged in a joint estate and disposed of by means of a joint will.
community order
com |mu ¦nity order ▶noun English Law a non-custodial sentence which requires an offender to perform community service, observe a curfew, undergo treatment for drug or alcohol addiction, etc. , instead of going to prison.
community policing
com mu ni ty po lic ing |kəmjuːnətipəˈliːsɪŋ | ▶noun the system of allocating police officers to particular areas so that they become familiar with the local inhabitants.
community property
com mu ni ty pro per ty |kəˈmjunədi ˈprɑpərdi | ▶noun property owned jointly by a husband and wife.
community sentence
com |mu ¦nity sen |tence ▶noun English Law a sentence whereby an offender is required to perform community service.
community service
com mu ni ty serv ice |kəˈmjunədi ˈsərvəs | ▶noun voluntary work intended to help people in a particular area. • Law unpaid work, intended to be of social use, that an offender is required to do instead of going to prison: sentenced to 600 hours of community service.
community singing
com |mu ¦nity sing |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] singing by a large crowd or group, especially of old popular songs or hymns.
community spirit
com |mu ¦nity spirit ▶noun [ mass noun ] a feeling of involvement in and concern for one's local community: there has been a loss of community spirit.
community-supported agriculture
com mu ni ty-sup port ed ag ri cul ture (also chiefly Canadian community-shared agriculture ) ▶noun a system in which a farm operation is supported by shareholders within the community who share both the benefits and risks of food production.
community worker
com |mu ¦nity work ¦er ▶noun a person who works among the people of a particular area to promote their welfare.
communiversity
com mu ni ver si ty |kəˌmyo͞onəˈvərsitē kəˌmjunəˈvərsəti | ▶noun an organization representing a liaison between a college or university and the community where it is located: [ as modifier ] : a communiversity theater. ORIGIN 1990s: blend of community and university .
communize
com mu nize |ˈkämyəˌnīz ˈkɑmjənaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (a country, people, or economic activity ) to be organized on the principles of communism. DERIVATIVES com mu ni za tion |ˌkämyənəˈzāSHən |noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Latin communis (see common ) + -ize .
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communal
communal |ˈkɒmjʊn (ə )l, kəˈmjuː -| ▶adjective 1 shared by all members of a community; for common use: a communal bathroom and kitchen. • involving the sharing of work and property: communal living. • relating to or done by a community: communal pride in impressive local buildings. 2 (of conflict ) between different communities, especially those having different religions or ethnic origins: violent communal riots. DERIVATIVES communality |-ˈnalɪti |noun, communally adverb ORIGIN early 19th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to a commune, especially the Paris Commune ’): from French, from late Latin communalis, from communis (see common ).
communalism
com |mu ¦nal |ism |ˈkɒmjʊn (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a principle of political organization based on federated communes. • the principle or practice of living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities. 2 allegiance to one's own ethnic group rather than to the wider society. DERIVATIVES communalist adjective & noun, communalistic |-ˈlɪstɪk |adjective
communalize
communalize |ˈkɒmjʊn (ə )lʌɪz, kəˈmjuːnəlʌɪz |(also communalise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] rare organize (something ) on the basis of shared ownership: attempts to communalize farming. DERIVATIVES communalization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun
communard
communard |ˈkɒmjʊnɑːd | ▶noun a member of a commune. • ( Communard ) historical a supporter of the Paris Commune. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French, from commune 1 .
commune
commune 1 |ˈkɒmjuːn | ▶noun 1 a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities. • a communal settlement in a communist country. 2 the smallest French territorial division for administrative purposes. • a territorial division similar to a French commune in other countries. 3 (the Commune ) the group which seized the municipal government of Paris in the French Revolution and played a leading part in the Reign of Terror until suppressed in 1794. • (also the Paris Commune ) the municipal government organized on communalistic principles that was elected in Paris in 1871. It was soon brutally suppressed by government troops. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): from French, from medieval Latin communia, neuter plural of Latin communis (see common ).
commune
commune 2 |kəˈmjuːn | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (commune with ) share one's intimate thoughts or feelings with (someone ), especially on a spiritual level: the purpose of praying is to commune with God. • feel in close spiritual contact with: he spent an hour communing with nature on the bank of a stream. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French comuner ‘to share ’, from comun (see common ).
communicable
com |mu ¦nic |able |kəˈmjuːnɪkəb (ə )l | ▶adjective able to be communicated to others: the value of the product must be communicable to the potential consumers. • (of a disease ) able to be transmitted from one sufferer to another; contagious or infectious. DERIVATIVES communicability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, communicably adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘communicating, having communication ’): from Old French, from late Latin communicabilis, from the verb communicare ‘to share ’ (see communicate ).
communicant
com |mu ¦ni |cant |kəˈmjuːnɪk (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 a person who receives Holy Communion. 2 archaic a person who imparts information. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin communicant- ‘sharing ’, from the verb communicare (see communicate ).
communicate
com |mu ¦ni |cate |kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 share or exchange information, news, or ideas: the prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family. • [ with obj. ] impart or pass on (information, news, or ideas ): he communicated his findings to the inspector. • [ with obj. ] convey or transmit (an emotion or feeling ) in a non-verbal way: the ability of good teachers to communicate their own enthusiasm | his sudden fear communicated itself . • succeed in conveying one's ideas or in evoking understanding in others: a politician must have the ability to communicate. • (of two people ) be able to share and understand each other's thoughts and feelings: we don't seem to be communicating —we need a break from each other. 2 [ with obj. ] pass on (an infectious disease ) to another person or animal. • transmit (heat or motion ): the heat is communicated through a small brass grating. 3 (often as adj. communicating ) (of two rooms ) have a common connecting door: he went into the communicating room to pick up the phone. 4 receive Holy Communion. DERIVATIVES communicator noun, communicatory adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin communicat- ‘shared ’, from the verb communicare, from communis (see common ).
communication
com |mu ¦ni |ca ¦tion |kəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium: television is an effective means of communication | at the moment I am in communication with London. • [ count noun ] a letter or message containing information or news. • the successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings: there was a lack of communication between Pamela and her parents. • social contact: she gave him some hope of her return, or at least of their future communication. 2 (communications ) means of sending or receiving information, such as telephone lines or computers: satellite communications | [ as modifier ] : a communications network. • [ treated as sing. ] the field of study concerned with the transmission of information. 3 (communications ) means of travelling or of transporting goods, such as roads or railways: a city providing excellent road and rail communications. DERIVATIVES communicational adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French comunicacion, from Latin communicatio (n- ), from the verb communicare ‘to share ’ (see communicate ).
communication cord
com |mu ¦ni |ca ¦tion cord ▶noun Brit. another term for emergency cord.
communications satellite
communications satellite (also communication satellite ) ▶noun a satellite placed in orbit round the earth in order to relay television, radio, and telephone signals.
communication theory
communication theory (also communications theory ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] the branch of knowledge dealing with the principles and methods by which information is conveyed.
communicative
com |mu ¦ni |ca ¦tive |kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv | ▶adjective willing, eager, or able to talk or impart information: Lew was a very communicative chap. • relating to the conveyance or exchange of information: the communicative process in literary texts. DERIVATIVES communicatively adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin communicativus, from communicat- ‘shared ’, from the verb communicare (see communicate ).
communion
com |mu ¦nion |kəˈmjuːnjən | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially on a mental or spiritual level: in this churchyard communion with the dead was almost palpable | [ in sing. ] : for a moment there was a blessed communion between them. • shared participation in a mental or spiritual experience: the Coronation marked a high spot of national communion. 2 (often Communion or Holy Communion ) the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared. See Eucharist. • the consecrated bread and wine administered and received at Communion: the priests gave him Holy Communion. 3 a relationship of recognition and acceptance between Christian Churches or denominations, or between individual Christians or Christian communities and a Church: the Eastern Churches are not in communion with Rome. • [ count noun ] a group of Christian communities or Churches which recognize one another's ministries or that of a central authority. See also Anglican Communion. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin communio (n- ), from communis (see common ).
communion of saints
com |mu ¦nion of saints ▶noun a fellowship between Christians living and dead.
communiqué
communiqué |kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪ |(also communique ) ▶noun an official announcement or statement, especially one made to the media. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, past participle of communiquer ‘communicate ’.
communism
com |mun ¦ism |ˈkɒmjʊnɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs. See also Marxism. The most familiar form of communism is that established by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution of 1917, and it has generally been understood in terms of the system practised by the former Soviet Union and its allies in eastern Europe, in China since 1949, and in some developing countries such as Cuba, Vietnam, and North Korea. In this form of communism it was held that the state would wither away after the overthrow of the capitalist system. In practice, however, the state grew to control all aspects of communist society. Communism in eastern Europe collapsed in the late 1980s and early 1990s against a background of failure to meet people's economic expectations, a shift to more democracy in political life, and increasing nationalism such as that which led to the break-up of the Soviet Union. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French communisme, from commun (see common ).
Communism Peak
Communism Peak former name (1962 –98 ) for Ismail Samani Peak.
communist
com |mun ¦ist |ˈkɒmjʊnɪst | ▶noun a person who supports or believes in the principles of communism: I was very left-wing but I was never a communist. ▶adjective adhering to or based on the principles of communism: a French communist writer. DERIVATIVES communistic adjective
communitarianism
com |mu ¦ni |tar ¦ian |ism |kɛˌmjuːnɪˈtɛːrɪənɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a theory or system of social organization based on small self-governing communities. • an ideology which emphasizes the responsibility of the individual to the community and the social importance of the family unit. DERIVATIVES communitarian adjective & noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from community + -arian, on the pattern of words such as unitarian .
community
com |mu ¦nity |kəˈmjuːnɪti | ▶noun ( pl. communities ) 1 a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common: Montreal's Italian community | the gay community in London | the scientific community. • a group of people living together and practising common ownership: a community of nuns. • a particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants: a rural community | local communities. • a body of nations or states unified by common interests: [ in names ] : the European Community. • (the community ) the people of a district or country considered collectively, especially in the context of social values and responsibilities; society: preparing prisoners for life back in the community. • [ as modifier ] denoting a worker or resource designed to serve the people of a particular area: community health services. 2 [ mass noun ] the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common: the sense of community that organized religion can provide. • [ in sing. ] a similarity or identity: the law presupposes a community of interest between an employer and employees. • joint ownership or liability: the community of goods. 3 Ecology a group of interdependent plants or animals growing or living together in natural conditions or occupying a specified habitat: communities of insectivorous birds. PHRASES the international community the countries of the world considered collectively. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French comunete, reinforced by its source, Latin communitas, from communis (see common ).
community architect
com |mu ¦nity archi |tect ▶noun an architect working in consultation with local inhabitants in designing housing and other amenities. DERIVATIVES community architecture noun
community bank
com mu ni ty bank ▶noun a commercial bank that derives funds from and lends to the community where it operates, and is not affiliated with a multibank holding company.
community card
community card ▶noun (in some forms of poker ) each of a number of cards dealt or turned face up for all active players to use.
community care
community care (also care in the community ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] long-term care for people who are mentally ill, elderly, or disabled which is provided within the community rather than in hospitals or institutions, especially as implemented in the UK under the National Health Service and Community Care Act of 1990.
community centre
com |mu ¦nity centre ▶noun a place where people from a particular neighbourhood can meet for social events, education classes, or recreational activities.
community charge
com |mu ¦nity charge ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in the UK ) a tax, introduced by the Conservative government in 1990 (1989 in Scotland ), levied locally on every adult in a community. It was replaced in 1993 by the council tax. Informally called poll tax.
community chest
com |mu ¦nity chest ▶noun a fund for charitable activities among the people in a particular area.
community college
com |mu ¦nity col |lege ▶noun 1 chiefly N. Amer. a college providing further and higher education for people living in a particular area. 2 Brit. a secondary school whose educational and recreational facilities are available to adults in the local community.
community home
com |mu ¦nity home ▶noun Brit. a centre for housing young offenders and other young people in need of custodial care.
community hospital
com |mu ¦nity hos |pital ▶noun a non-specialized hospital serving a local area.
community medicine
com |mu ¦nity medi |cine ▶noun [ mass noun ] a branch of medicine dealing with health care issues affecting communities as a whole.
community of property
com |mu ¦nity of prop |erty ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in South Africa ) a marriage contract in which the possessions of the partners are merged in a joint estate and disposed of by means of a joint will.
community order
com |mu ¦nity order ▶noun English Law a non-custodial sentence which requires an offender to perform community service, observe a curfew, undergo treatment for drug or alcohol addiction, etc. , instead of going to prison.
community policing
com |mu ¦nity po |licing |kəmjuːnətipəˈliːsɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the system of allocating police officers to particular areas so that they become familiar with the local inhabitants.
community property
com mu ni ty pro per ty |kəˈmjunədi ˈprɑpərdi | ▶noun property owned jointly by a husband and wife.
community sentence
com |mu ¦nity sen |tence ▶noun English Law a sentence whereby an offender is required to perform community service.
community service
com |mu ¦nity ser |vice ▶noun [ mass noun ] voluntary work intended to help people in a particular area. • English Law unpaid work, intended to be of social use, that an offender is required to do instead of going to prison: [ as modifier ] : a community-service order.
community singing
com |mu ¦nity sing |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] singing by a large crowd or group, especially of old popular songs or hymns.
community spirit
com |mu ¦nity spirit ▶noun [ mass noun ] a feeling of involvement in and concern for one's local community: there has been a loss of community spirit.
community-supported agriculture
com mu ni ty-sup port ed ag ri cul ture (also chiefly Canadian community-shared agriculture ) ▶noun a system in which a farm operation is supported by shareholders within the community who share both the benefits and risks of food production.
community worker
com |mu ¦nity work ¦er ▶noun a person who works among the people of a particular area to promote their welfare.
communiversity
com mu ni ver si ty |kəˌmyo͞onəˈvərsitē kəˌmjunəˈvərsəti | ▶noun an organization representing a liaison between a college or university and the community where it is located: [ as modifier ] : a communiversity theater. ORIGIN 1990s: blend of community and university .
communize
communize |ˈkɒmjʊnʌɪz |(also communise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] rare cause (a country or economic activity ) to be organized on the principles of communism. DERIVATIVES communization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
communal
communal adjective 1 the kitchen was communal: shared, joint, common. ANTONYMS private. 2 they farm on a communal basis: collective, cooperative, community, communalist, combined. ANTONYMS individual.
commune
commune noun she lives in a commune: collective, cooperative, communal settlement, kibbutz. ▶verb 1 a desire to commune with family and friends: communicate, speak, talk, converse, interface. 2 she likes to commune with nature: empathize with, identify with, have a rapport with, feel at one with; relate to, feel close to.
communicable
communicable adjective the spread of communicable diseases: contagious, infectious, transmittable, transmissible, transferable, spreadable; informal catching.
communicate
communicate verb 1 he communicated the news to his boss: convey, tell, impart, relay, transmit, pass on, announce, report, recount, relate, present; divulge, disclose, mention; spread, disseminate, promulgate, broadcast. 2 they communicate daily: be in touch, be in contact, have dealings, interface, interact, commune, meet, liaise; talk, speak, converse; informal have a confab, powwow. 3 learn how to communicate better: get one's message across, explain oneself, be understood, get through to someone. 4 the disease is communicated easily: transmit, transfer, spread, carry, pass on. 5 each bedroom communicates with a bathroom: connect with, join up with, open on to, lead into.
communication
communication noun 1 the communication of news: transmission, conveyance, divulgence, disclosure; dissemination, promulgation, broadcasting. 2 there was no communication between them: contact, dealings, relations, connection, association, socializing, intercourse; correspondence, dialogue, talk, conversation, discussion. 3 an official communication: message, statement, announcement, report, dispatch, communiqué, letter, bulletin, correspondence.
communicative
communicative adjective we find that teenage boys tend to be less communicative: forthcoming, expansive, expressive, unreserved, uninhibited, vocal, outgoing, frank, open, candid; talkative, chatty, loquacious; informal gabby.
communion
communion noun 1 a sense of communion with others: affinity, fellowship, kinship, friendship, fellow feeling, togetherness, closeness, harmony, understanding, rapport, connection, communication, empathy, accord, unity. 2 the breaking of the bread during Communion: the Eucharist, Holy Communion, the Lord's Supper, Mass. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See conversation . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
communiqué
communiqué noun a communiqué from the surgeon general is expected this morning: official communication, press release, bulletin, message, missive, dispatch, statement, report, announcement, declaration, proclamation, advisory; informal memo.
communist
communist noun & adjective he describes himself as a communist | communist countries: collectivist, leftist, (radical ) socialist; Soviet, Bolshevik, Bolshevist, Marxist, Leninist, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, Maoist; informal, derogatory commie, red, lefty, Bolshie.
community
community noun 1 work done for the community: public, general public, populace, people, citizenry, population, collective; residents, inhabitants, citizens. 2 a suburban community: district, region, zone, area, locality, locale, neighborhood; informal neck of the woods, hood. 3 concerns in the immigrant community: group, body, set, circle, clique, faction; informal gang, bunch. 4 a monastic community: brotherhood, sisterhood, fraternity, sorority, sodality; order, congregation, abbey, convent.
Oxford Thesaurus
communal
communal adjective 1 the bathrooms and the kitchen were communal: shared, joint, common, general, public. ANTONYMS private. 2 the villagers farm on a communal basis: collective, cooperative, community, communalist, united, combined, pooled, mass. ANTONYMS individual.
commune
commune noun |(stress on the first syllable ) |she was brought up in a commune in Vancouver: collective, cooperative, co-op, community, communal settlement, kibbutz, fellowship. ▶verb |(stress on the second syllable ) | 1 the purpose of praying is to commune with God: communicate, speak, talk, converse, have a tête -à-tête, confer; be in touch, be in contact, interface. 2 spare half an hour each day to commune with nature: empathize, have a rapport, feel in close touch; feel at one, feel togetherness, identify, relate to, relate spiritually to, feel close to.
communicable
communicable adjective they are concerned about the spread of communicable diseases: contagious, infectious, transmittable, transmissible, transferable, conveyable, spreadable, spreading; informal catching; dated infective.
communicate
communicate verb 1 he communicated the bad news to his boss: convey, tell, impart, relay, transmit, pass on, hand on, transfer, make known, announce, report, recount, relate, set forth, present, divulge, disclose, mention; spread, disseminate, circulate, promulgate, proclaim, broadcast, make public; informal let on about. ANTONYMS withhold from; keep secret. 2 parents and teachers should communicate on a daily basis: liaise, be in touch, be in contact, be in communication, make contact, have dealings, interface, commune, meet, meet up; talk, speak, converse, chat, have a conversation, have a chat, have a discussion; N. Amer. visit; informal have a confab, chew the fat, chew the rag, powwow; Brit. informal have a chinwag; N. Amer. informal shoot the breeze, shoot the bull. 3 we have to learn how to communicate in an electronic environment: get one's ideas across, get one's message across, make oneself understood, explain oneself, get through to someone, have one's say; be articulate, be fluent, be eloquent. 4 the disease is communicated from one person to another: transmit, transfer, spread, carry, pass on, hand on, convey. 5 each bedroom communicated with a spacious bathroom: connect with, be connected to, join up with, link up with, open on to, lead into, give access to.
communication
communication noun 1 meetings are used for the communication of research results: transmission, imparting, conveying, reporting, presenting, passing on, handing on, relay, conveyance, divulgence, divulgation, disclosure; spreading, dissemination, promulgation, broadcasting, circulation, circulating. 2 there had been no communication between them for years: contact, dealings, relations, connection, association, communion, socializing, intercourse, social intercourse, social relations, interface, interchange, correspondence, dialogue, talk, conversation, discussion, speaking, talking, chatting, meeting, getting in touch; dated commerce; archaic traffic. 3 there has been no official communication regarding an appeal: message, statement, announcement, report, dispatch, communiqué, letter, bulletin, correspondence, news, word, information, intelligence, instruction; informal info, gen, low-down, dirt; literary tidings.
communications
communications plural noun the city has excellent road and rail communications: links, connections, services, routes.
communicative
communicative adjective she is always very pleasant and communicative: forthcoming, expansive, informative, expressive, unreserved, uninhibited, vocal, outgoing, frank, open, candid; talkative, conversational, chatty, gossipy, loquacious, garrulous, voluble, verbose, effusive, gushing; informal mouthy, gabby, windy, gassy; rare multiloquent, multiloquous. ANTONYMS uncommunicative.
communion
communion noun 1 we receive a strong sense of communion with others: affinity, fellowship, kinship, friendship, fellow feeling, community, togetherness, closeness, sharing, harmony, understanding, rapport, connection, communication, association, empathy, sympathy, agreement, accord, concord, unity. 2 he believed in Christ's presence among the faithful at Communion: Eucharist, Holy Communion, Lord's Supper, Mass.
communiqué
communiqué noun the foreign ministry issued a communiqué: official communication, press release, bulletin, message, missive, dispatch, statement, report, news flash, notification, announcement, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement; word, news, information; N. Amer. advisory; informal memo; literary tidings.
communism
communism noun the social and economic principles of communism: collectivism, state ownership, socialism, radical socialism; Sovietism, Bolshevism, Marxism, neo-Marxism, Leninism, Marxism –Leninism, Trotskyism, Maoism.
communist
communist noun & adjective I was very left-wing but I was never a communist | a French communist writer: collectivist, leftist, socialist, radical socialist; Soviet, Bolshevik, Bolshevist, Marxist, neo-Marxist, Leninist, Marxist –Leninist, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, Maoist; informal, derogatory commie, Bolshie, red, lefty.
community
community noun 1 we can work together for the good of the community: population, populace, people, citizenry, public, general public, body politic, collective; society, nation, state, country, realm, commonwealth, homeland, fatherland, motherland; residents, inhabitants, citizens; humorous denizens, burghers. 2 East Durham was very much a mining community: district, region, zone, area, local area, locality, locale, neighbourhood; informal neck of the woods; Brit. informal manor; N. Amer. informal hood, nabe, turf. 3 lesbians and gays are not one homogeneous community: group, section, body, company, set, circle, clique, coterie, ring, band, faction; informal gang, bunch. 4 the monastic community at Canterbury: brotherhood, sisterhood, fraternity, confraternity, sorority, colony, institution, order, body, circle, association, society, league; rare sodality. 5 they had a harmonious union based on a community of interests: similarity, similar nature, likeness, sameness, comparability, correspondence, agreement, alignment, parallel, parallelism, closeness, affinity; archaic semblance. ANTONYMS difference, incompatibility. 6 the community of goods: joint ownership, common ownership, shared possession; joint liability, joint participation.
Duden Dictionary
Commune Sanctorum
Com mu ne Sanc to rum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Comm u ne Sanct o rum |das Commune Sanctorum; Genitiv: des Commune Sanctorum lateinisch ; »das den Heiligen Gemeinsame «Sammlung von Mess- und Breviergebeten in der katholischen Liturgie für die Heiligenfeste, die keine [vollständigen ] Texte besitzen
Communio Sanctorum
Com mu nio Sanc to rum Substantiv, feminin , die |Comm u nio Sanct o rum |die Communio Sanctorum; Genitiv: der Communio Sanctorum die Gemeinschaft der Heiligen, d. h. der Gott Angehörenden im christlichen Glaubensbekenntnis
Communis Opinio
Com mu nis Opi nio |Comm u nis Op i nio |die Communis Opinio; Genitiv: der Communis Opinio allgemeine Meinung, herrschende Auffassung [der Gelehrten ]
Community
Com mu ni ty Substantiv, feminin Jargon , die |kɔˈmjuːniti |die Community; Genitiv: der Community, Plural: die Communitys Gemeinschaft, Gruppe von Menschen, die ein gemeinsames Ziel verfolgen, gemeinsame Interessen pflegen, sich gemeinsamen Wertvorstellungen verpflichtet fühlen; Gemeinde 3b (besonders der Nutzer im Internet )
French Dictionary
commun
commun , une adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Qui a peu de valeur. : Un papier commun (et non *cheap ). SYNONYME bon marché . 2 Qui appartient à plusieurs. : Des intérêts communs, des traits communs. SYNONYME identique ; semblable . ANTONYME individuel . 3 Ordinaire. : Ils sont d ’une gentillesse peu commune. SYNONYME courant ; habituel . ANTONYME extraordinaire . LOCUTIONS Dénominateur commun. figuré Trait partagé par plusieurs personnes, élément commun à des choses, à des situations, etc. En commun. En collaboration. : Nous devons établir ce plan en commun. SYNONYME ensemble . Fonds commun de placement. finances Fonds constitué de sommes mises en commun par des investisseurs en vue d ’un placement collectif selon des critères et des objectifs définis. Le commun des mortels. Le plus grand nombre. : Cette chose n ’est pas sue du commun des mortels. Lieu commun. Banalité, propos éculés. SYNONYME cliché ; poncif ; truisme . Nom commun. Nom qui désigne une personne, un animal, une chose qui appartient à une espèce. : Le nom arbre est un nom commun, tandis que Julie est un nom propre. tableau – nom. Sans commune mesure. Sans comparaison possible. Sens commun. Bon sens, jugement. Transports en commun. Transports publics. nom masculin La majorité, le plus grand nombre.
communal
communal , ale , aux adj. adjectif Qui appartient à une commune. : Des chemins communaux. Une forêt communale.
communautaire
communautaire adj. adjectif Qui est relatif à une communauté, à un groupe de personnes. : La vie communautaire. Un organisme communautaire.
communautarisme
communautarisme n. m. politique Système qui développe la formation de communautés (ethniques, religieuses …) et nuit à l ’intégration en divisant la nation. : Pour garantir l ’unité et la cohésion nationales, il importe de s ’élever avec force contre toutes les formes de communautarisme, c ’est-à -dire contre la volonté de soumettre à des régimes particuliers certaines catégories de citoyens, en raison de leur origine ou de leur religion.
communautariste
communautariste adj. politique Relatif au communautarisme. : Sur la scène internationale, l ’État français vole au secours de la lutte contre l ’homogénéisation culturelle dont serait porteuse la mondialisation, alors qu ’au niveau interne l ’homogénéisation se mue en vertu au nom de la lutte contre les dérives communautaristes.
communauté
communauté n. f. nom féminin Groupe de personnes qui vivent ensemble ou qui partagent les mêmes idées et poursuivent un même objectif. : Une communauté religieuse. Des communautés culturelles. SYNONYME collectivité .
Communauté d’États indépendants
Communauté d ’États indépendants désignation Sigle CÉI (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).
Communauté européenne
Communauté européenne désignation Sigle CE (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).
commune
commune n. f. nom féminin 1 En France, subdivision administrative d ’une municipalité. 2 Terrain utilisé en commun pour le pâturage, la culture ou d ’autres usages (GDT ). Note Technique Selon le GDT, la commune a été instituée sous le régime seigneurial et il en subsiste encore quelques-unes au Québec. LOCUTION Chambre des communes. Assemblée nationale, dans un régime parlementaire britannique. FORME FAUTIVE commune. Anglicisme au sens de communauté.
communément
communément adv. adverbe Habituellement. : Cet outil, communément nommé marteau. SYNONYME couramment ; généralement .
communiant
communiant , iante n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui communie. : Des premières communiantes.
communicabilité
communicabilité n. f. 1 Qualité de ce qui est communicable. : Cet expert examine la communicabilité de certaines pièces administratives à d ’anciens employés. 2 Aptitude à communiquer facilement avec autrui. : Le « pape allemand » n ’a ni la chaleur ni la communicabilité de son prédécesseur. On voit que, de la plus petite langue amérindienne ou africaine à l ’anglais, il existe de multiples chaînes de locuteurs bilingues ou multilingues qui garantissent la communicabilité de la périphérie au centre.
communicable
communicable adj. Qui peut être communiqué, transmis. : Les archives ne sont communicables qu ’après un délai de 30 à 60 ans, selon la nature des documents.
communicant
communicant , ante adj. adjectif Qui communique. : Des vases communicants. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le participe présent invariable communiquant. Des pièces communiquant entre elles.
communicateur
communicateur , trice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne douée pour la communication. : C ’est une excellente communicatrice. Des communicateurs efficaces.
communication
communication n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de communiquer à l ’aide de paroles, de gestes ou de signes. : Une communication téléphonique. La qualité de la communication. 2 Information, message. : J ’ai une communication à vous transmettre. 3 Conférence. : Ce scientifique fera une communication sur un nouveau traitement. SYNONYME exposé . 4 Passage d ’un lieu à un autre. : Une porte, un couloir de communication. LOCUTION Moyen de communication. Ce qui permet de communiquer, d ’aller d ’un lieu à un autre. : Les routes, les fleuves sont des moyens de communication. SYNONYME route ; voie .
communier
communier v. intr. verbe intransitif Recevoir le sacrement de l ’eucharistie, la communion. : Il communie tous les dimanches. étudier Conjugaison Redoublement du i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous communiions, (que ) vous communiiez.
communion
communion n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de communier. : La communion du dimanche. 2 Union profonde. : Une parfaite communion. SYNONYME accord ; harmonie .
communiqué
communiqué n. m. nom masculin Avis transmis au public. : Un communiqué a été envoyé aux journalistes. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • billet, lettre très concise; • circulaire, lettre d ’information adressée à plusieurs destinataires; • courrier, ensemble des lettres, des imprimés, etc. , acheminés par la poste; • dépêche, missive officielle, message transmis par voie rapide; • lettre, écrit transmis à un destinataire; • note, brève communication écrite, de nature administrative.
communiquer
communiquer v. tr. , intr. , pronom. verbe transitif Transmettre un message. : Il m ’a communiqué la nouvelle. SYNONYME informer ; parler de . verbe intransitif 1 Être en rapport avec. : Elle communique bien avec sa fille. 2 Être reliés ensemble. : Ces magasins communiquent par un passage vitré. verbe pronominal Se transmettre. : Le renseignement qu ’ils se sont communiqué. Cette maladie se communique facilement: elle est très contagieuse. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Les chiffres qu ’ils se sont communiqués. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Elles se sont communiqué des données. S ’il n ’y a pas de complément direct, le participe passé s ’accorde avec le sujet du verbe. Ces consignes se sont communiquées en un rien de temps. aimer
communisme
communisme n. m. nom masculin Doctrine qui prône la mise en commun des moyens de production, la suppression des classes sociales. ANTONYME capitalisme . Note Typographique Les noms de doctrines s ’écrivent avec une minuscule.
communiste
communiste adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Relatif au communisme. : Le parti communiste. nom masculin et féminin Partisan du communisme. : Un, une communiste. ANTONYME capitaliste . Note Typographique Les noms d ’adeptes de doctrine s ’écrivent avec une minuscule.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
communal
com mu nal /kəmjúːn (ə )l |kɔ́mjʊ -/形容詞 1 (地方 )自治体の ; 共同社会 (community )の .2 公共の ▸ communal property [land ]共有財産 [地 ]3 共同社会間に起こる .～ì sm 名詞 U 地方自治主義 .～ly 副詞
commune
com mune 1 /kəmjúːn /動詞 自動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠ «…と » (精神的に )親しく語る [交わる ] «with » ▸ commune with nature 自然と親しむ ▸ commune with the dead 死者と話す 2 ｟米 ｠〘キリスト教 〙聖餐 （せいさん ）にあずかる, 聖体を拝領する .名詞 ＝communion .
commune
com mune 2 /kɑ́mjuːn |kɔ́m -/名詞 C 1 (ヒッピー 宗教団体などの )コミューン, 共同生活の場 .2 コミューン 〘フランス ベルギーなどの最小行政区である自治体 〙.3 (共産主義的 )共同体 ; (中国などの )人民公社 .4 〖the C- 〗パリコミューン (the Commune of Paris , the Paris Commune ) 〘1792 --94年のパリの革命政府; 1871年3 --5月パリを支配した共産主義的革命政府 〙.
communicable
com mu ni ca ble /kəmjúːnɪkəb (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗感染 [伝染 ]性の 〈病気 〉.2 〈考えなどが 〉伝達できる, 伝えられる .com m ú ni ca bly 副詞
communicant
com mu ni cant /kəmjúːnɪk (ə )nt /名詞 C 1 〘キリスト教 〙聖餐 （せいさん ）にあずかる者, 聖体拝領者 .2 伝達者, 密告者 (informer ).
communicate
com mu ni cate /kəmjúːnɪkèɪt / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖common (共有 )ate (する )〗(名 )communication 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -cating 自動詞 1 a. 〖communicate (with A )〗〈人などが 〉 (言葉 身ぶりなどで )(A 〈人など 〉と )情報 [意見 ]を交換する , 通信する, 連絡をとる ▸ communicate effectively [directly ] with people from other countries 外国人と効果的に [直接 ]会話をする ▸ We are communicating (with each other ) by e-mail .私たちはeメールで (お互いに )情報をやり取りしています b. 〈人が 〉【人に 】自分の意図を伝達する «to » ▸ I managed to communicate to the shop clerk with gestures .身ぶりでその店員になんとかこちらの意図を伝えることができた 2 〖communicate (with A )〗〈人が 〉 (A 〈人 〉と )意思の疎通をする , 気持ちを通い合わせる ▸ The new president is good at communicating with the employees .新社長は社員との意思の疎通がうまい 3 〈部屋 機器などが 〉 «…と » つながっている , 通じている «with » ▸ a communicating copier 通信コピー機 .4 〈人の気持ち 情報などが 〉【人 物に 】伝わる , 伝達される «to » ▸ Your sincerity will communicate to your customers .誠意はお客さんに伝わるものです 5 〘宗 〙聖餐 （せいさん ）にあずかる , 聖体を拝領する .他動詞 1 〖communicate A (to B )〗〈人などが 〉(B 〈人など 〉に )A 〈情報 意図 感情など 〉を伝える , 伝達する ; 〖～ oneself (to A )〗〈感情などが 〉(A 〈人など 〉に )伝わる ; 〖～ to A that節 /wh句 節 〗A 〈人など 〉に … だと […かを ]伝える ▸ communicate one's ideas [feelings, knowledge ] to others 自分の考え [気持ち, 知識 ]を他人に伝える ▸ The giggling was immediately communicated to everybody in the classroom .(くくっという )笑いはすぐさま教室中に伝わった [広がった ]▸ His anxiety communicated itself to us .彼が不安そうだったのでこちらまで不安になった ｟作文のポイント ｠お互いに意思疎通し合う .× communicate each other ○ communicate with each other ❢伝える相手を示すときは 自動詞 で 前置詞 withが必要 .2 〈物が 〉 «…に » 〈熱 運動など 〉を伝える ; 〖通例be ～d 〗〈病気が 〉 «…に » 感染する , うつる «to » .3 〘宗 〙…を 聖餐 （せいさん ）にあずからせる , …に聖体を拝領させる .com m ú ni c à tor 名詞 C 伝える人, 伝達者 .
communication
com mu ni ca tion /kəmjùːnɪkéɪʃ (ə )n /→communicate 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U «…との /…の間の » (情報 意図 感情などの )伝達 , 連絡, 通信, やり取り ; 意思の疎通 , 心の通い合い [交わり ], コミュニケーション «with /between » ▸ be in communication with A ｟かたく ｠A 〈人 〉と (定期的に )連絡を取り合っている ▸ improve [build, establish ] the communication between the two countries 2国間の連絡を密にする [確立する ]▸ communication skills 自分の意図を伝える力, コミュニケーション能力 ▸ English is now the means of global communication .英語は今や地球規模のコミュニケーション手段だ ▸ nonverbal communication (身ぶりや表情による )非言語コミュニケーション ▸ There seems to be a lack [failure ] of communication between them .彼らは心が通じ合っていないようだ 2 C 〖～s 〗(電話 コンピュータ 無線などの )通信 (手段 [システム ]); 報道機関 ; «…との /…の間の » (鉄道 道路などの )交通網, 輸送機関 «with /between » ; 〘軍 〙(基地から前線への )輸送路 ▸ communications technology [network ]通信技術 [網 ]▸ data [electronic ] communications (インターネットなどによる )データ [電子 ]通信 ▸ The flood caused great damage to the city's communications systems .洪水で都市の交通システムに多大な損害が出た 3 C ｟かたく ｠(電話 手紙などによる具体的な )連絡, 通知 , メッセージ , 伝言 ; (学会発表 )論文 ▸ That phone call was the last communication from Terry .その電話がテリーからの最後の連絡だった 4 U 〖～s; 単数扱い 〗コミュニケーション論 , 通信学 .5 U (熱の )伝導 ; (動力が )伝わること ; (病気の )感染 .～́ c ò rd ｟英 ｠(電車内の乗客用の )緊急通報コード (｟米 ｠emergency cord ).～́ engin è ering 情報工学 .～́ g à p (世代間などの )意思疎通の断絶, 相互理解の欠如 .～́ s ì ndustry 通信産業 .～́ (s ) s à tellite 通信衛星 .～̀ (s ) s ó ftware 〘コンピュ 〙通信ソフト .～́ th è ory 情報理論 .～al 形容詞
communicative
com mu ni ca tive /kəmjúːnəkèɪtɪv |-nɪkət -/形容詞 1 〈人が 〉話し好きの .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗(外国語で )伝達 [発信 ]する, コミュニケーションの 〈能力など 〉.
communion
com mu nion /kəmjúːniən /名詞 1 U 〖C- 〗聖餐 （せいさん ）式, 聖体拝領 (→First (Holy ) Communion )▸ go to Communion 聖餐式に参加する ▸ receive [deliver ] Communion 聖餐を受ける [与える ]2 U 思想 [感情 ]の交換 ; 親交 ; 霊的交渉 ▸ a close communion with nature 自然との親しい交わり ▸ hold communion with oneself 自己を内省する 3 C ｟かたく ｠〖集合的に; 単複両扱い 〗信仰を共にする人たち, 同一教会員 ; 宗派 .～́ t à ble 聖餐 （せいさん ）台 .
communique
com mu ni qu é /kəmjúːnɪkèɪ /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 公式発表, 公報, コミュニケ .
communism
com mu nism /kɑ́mjənɪ̀z (ə )m |kɔ́m -/〖common (共通の )ism (主義 )〗名詞 U 〖しばしばC -〗1 共産主義体制 .2 共産主義 (運動 )▸ anti- communism 反共産主義
communist
com mu nist /kɑ́mjənəst |kɔ́m -/→communism 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /C 〖しばしばC -〗共産主義者 ; 共産党員 ; (政治的に )左翼がかった人 (!｟米話 ｠では時として, アメリカ的価値観に賛同しない相手を侮辱した表現として用いられることがある ) .形容詞 比較なし 〖通例 名詞 の前で; しばしばC -〗共産主義 (者 )の ; 共産党の [による ]▸ the Communist Party 共産党 ～̀ bl ó c 〖the ～; 通例C -〗共産主義陣営, 共産圏 .c ò m mu n í s tic 形容詞 共産主義的な .
community
com mu ni ty /kəmjúːnəti / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖common (共通の )ity (状態 )〗名詞 複 -ties /-z /1 C 地域社会 [共同体 ], コミュニティ ; 市町村, 自治体 ; 〖通例the ～; 集合的に; ｟英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗地域住民 (の全体 )▸ a close-knit community 緊密な共同体 ▸ community affairs 地域活動 ▸ community spirit 共同体意識 ▸ the rural [farming ] community 農村共同体 ▸ the local community 地域住民 2 C 〖集合的に; ｟英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗(同じ宗教 国籍 利害などを持つ人々や国の )共同体, コミュニティ , 社会 , …界 ▸ the medical community 医学界 ▸ the Jewish [gay, black ] community ユダヤ人 [ゲイ, 黒人 ]社会 ▸ the international community 国際社会 3 U 〖the ～〗一般社会 , 世間 ▸ in the interests [for the good ] of the community 社会の利益 [福利 ]のために 4 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗(地域社会などへの )一体感 , 帰属意識 ; (利害などの )共通性 [一致 ]; (財産などの )共有 ▸ a sense of community 連帯感 ▸ a community of interest 利害の一致 5 C 〘動 〙(動物の )群集 , 群棲 （ぐんせい ）; 〘植 〙(植物の )群落 .6 ｟英 やや古 ｠〖the C- 〗＝European Community .～̀ ant é nna t è levision 共同視聴アンテナテレビ (｟略 ｠CATV ).～́ c à re ｟主に英 ｠〘福祉 〙在宅ケアサービス .～́ c è nter コミュニティセンター 〘地域住民に文化 教育 娯楽などを提供する施設 〙.～́ ch à rge ｟英 ｠地方負担金 〘地方自治体が成人住民に一律に課した税; 1993年にcouncil taxに替わる 〙.～́ ch è st ｟米 やや古 ｠共同募金 .～̀ c ó llege コミュニティカレッジ 〘｟米 カナダ ｠では地域住民のための2年制大学; ｟英 ｠では成人にも開放された中等学校 〙.～̀ h é alth 地域衛生 .～́ h ò me ｟英 ｠少年院 .～̀ pol í cing 地域密着型警察活動 〘専属の警察官が地域に固定配置される 〙.～́ pr ò perty ｟米 ｠〘法 〙夫婦共有財産 .～̀ s é rvice 地域奉仕活動 〘ボランティア活動と刑罰としての奉仕の2種類がある 〙.～̀ s í nging (その場の人々の )全員合唱 .
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