Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [267]
2commune noun 1 : the smallest administrative district in some European countries
2 : a community organized on a communal basis
com·mu·ni·ca·ble adjective : capable of being communicated <~ diseases>
— com·mu·ni·ca·bil·i·ty noun
Synonyms
catching, contagious, transmittable—more at CONTAGIOUS
com·mu·ni·cant noun 1 : a church member entitled to receive Communion
2 : one that communicates; especially : INFORMANT
com·mu·ni·cate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing 1 : to make known
2 : to pass from one to another : TRANSMIT
3 : to receive Communion
4 : to be in communication
5 : JOIN, CONNECT
— com·mu·ni·cat·or noun
Synonyms
convey, impart, spread, transfer, transfuse, transmit; also deliver, hand over, surrender, turn over; broadcast, diffuse, disseminate, propagate; contaminate, infect, poison
com·mu·ni·ca·tion noun 1 : an act of transmitting
2 : information communicated : a verbal or written message
3 : exchange of information or opinions
4 : a means of communicating
— com·mu·ni·ca·tive adjective
com·mu·nion noun 1 : a sharing of something with others
2 cap : a Christian sacrament in which bread and wine are consumed as the substance or symbols of Christ's body and blood in commemoration of the death of Christ
3 : intimate fellowship or rapport
4 : a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline
Synonyms
fellowship, rapport—more at RAPPORT
com·mu·ni·qué noun : BULLETIN 1
com·mu·nism noun 1 : social organization in which goods are held in common
2 : a theory of social organization advocating common ownership of means of production and a distribution of products of industry based on need
3 cap : a political doctrine based on revolutionary Marxist socialism that was the official ideology of the U.S.S.R. and some other countries; also : a system of government in which one party controls state-owned means of production
— com·mu·nist noun or adjective, often cap
— com·mu·nis·tic adjective, often cap
com·mu·ni·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : a body of people living in the same place under the same laws; also : a natural population of plants and animals that interact ecologically and live in one place (as a pond)
2 : society at large
3 : joint ownership
4 : common character : SIMILARITY, LIKENESS
5 : the people with common interests living in a particular area
6 : a body of persons of common and esp. professional interests scattered through a larger society
Synonyms
[4] correspondence, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similarity, similitude—more at SIMILARITY
[6] brotherhood, corps, fellowship, fraternity—more at CORPS
community college noun : a 2-year government-supported college that offers an associate degree
community property noun : property held jointly by husband and wife
com·mu·ta·tion noun : substitution of one form of payment or penalty for another
Synonyms
barter, exchange, swap, trade, truck—more at EXCHANGE
com·mu·ta·tive adjective : of, having, or being the property that the result obtained using a mathematical operation on any two elements of a set does not differ with the order in which the elements are used — com·mu·ta·tiv·i·ty noun com·mu·ta·tor noun : a device (as on a generator or motor) for changing the direction of electric current 1commute verb com·mut·ed; com·mut·ing 1 : to give in exchange for another : EXCHANGE 2 : to revoke (a sentence) and impose a milder penalty 3 : to travel back and forth regularly — com·mut·er noun Synonyms change, exchange, shift, substitute, swap, switch, trade—more at CHANGE 2commute noun : a trip made in commuting comp abbreviation 1 comparative; compare 2 compensation 3 compiled; compiler 4 composition; compositor 5 compound 6 comprehensive 7 comptroller 1compact adjective 1 : having a dense structure or parts or units closely packed or joined : SOLID, DENSE 2 : not diffuse or verbose : BRIEF, SUCCINCT 3 : occupying a small volume by efficient use of space Synonyms