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communes

The correct spelling is communes.

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noun

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The correct spelling is communes. A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.

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  1. 1.A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
  2. 2.A local political division in many European countries.
  3. 3.The commonalty; the common people.
  4. 4.Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends

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