communal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis. Doublet of cominal. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈmjuː.nəl/, /ˈkɒm.jə.nəl/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /kəˈmju.nəl/ (Australian) IPA(key): /kəˈmjʉː.nəl/, (rare) /ˈkɔm.jə.nəl/ === Adjective === communal (comparative more communal, superlative most communal) Pertaining to a community or a commune. Shared by a community; public. (India) Defined by religious ideas; based on religion. Antonym: secular ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis (whence commun). By surface analysis, commune +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.my.nal/ Homophones: communale, communales === Adjective === communal (feminine communale, masculine plural communaux, feminine plural communales) (relational, administration) commune Synonym: (historical) banal === Further reading === “communal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012