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Borrowed from French communal, from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis. Doublet of cominal.

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communal (comparative more communal, superlative most communal)

  1. Pertaining to a community.
  2. Shared by a community; public.
  3. (India) Defined by religious ideas; based on religion.
    Antonym: secular
    communal violence
    communal politics

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French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin commūnālis, from Latin commūnis (whence commun). By surface analysis, commune +‎ -al.

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communal (feminine communale, masculine plural communaux, feminine plural communales)

  1. (relational, administration) commune
    Synonym: (historical) banal

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