non-communal

non--com·mu·nal

N n

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl/

Definitions of non-communal word

adjective non-communal used or shared in common by everyone in a group: a communal jug of wine. 1
adjective non-communal of, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public: communal land; Building the playground was a communal project. 1
adjective non-communal pertaining to a commune or a community: communal life. 1
adjective non-communal engaged in by or involving two or more communities: communal conflict. 1

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

1805-15; < French < Latin commūnālis, equivalent to commūn(e) commune3 + -ālis -al1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".