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verb

Definition of communesnext
present tense third-person singular of commune
as in bonds
to form a close personal relationship after a week in the wilderness, the scouts were really starting to commune with nature

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noun

plural of commune
as in villages

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  1. villages
  2. cities
  3. towns
Noun
  • From the ancient temples of Egypt and India to entire villages in Turkey and Iran, each structure was chiseled with painstaking precision.
    Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Each winter, ice highways emerge, making remote villages accessible.
    Marc Telio, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of villages
Noun
  • In Poway, as in other cities, the council has cited the cost of a special election as a reason to appoint.
    Hiram Soto, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Often, though, schools are left with no choice but to shut their doors when cities are covered in smoke and families flee under evacuation orders.
    Troy Closson, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of cities
Noun
  • For the Centennial State, business in its ski towns brings huge economic gains, with spending reaching record highs this past year.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the decades since his death, King was honored on nearly 1,000 streets in cities, towns and suburbs across the country, and a few in foreign lands.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of towns
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