Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Commorse

Com‐morse″ (?), n. [L. commorsus, p. p. of commordere to bite sharply.] Remorse. “With sad commorse.” Daniel.

5888

Commote

Com‐mote″ (?), v. t. [See Commove.] To commove; to disturb; to stir up.Society being more or less commoted and made uncomfortable.Hawthorne.

5889

Commotion

Com‐mo″tion (?), n. [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See Motion.] 1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.commotion in the winds!Shak.2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; r...

5890

Commove

Com‐move″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Commoved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Commoving.] [L. commovere, commotum; com- + movere to move.] 1. To urge; to persuade; to incite. Chaucer.2. To put...

5891

Communal

Com″mu‐nal (? or?), a. [Cf. F. communal.] Pertaining to a commune.

5892

Communalism

Com″mu‐nal‐ism (?), n. A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, ...

5893

Communalist

Com″mu‐nal‐ist, n. [Cf. F. communaliste.] An advocate of communalism.

5894

Communalistic

Com′mu‐nal‐is″tic (?), a. Pertaining to communalism.

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Commune

Com‐mune″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Communed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Communing.] [OF. communier, fr. L. communicare to communicate, fr. communis common. See Common, and cf. Communicat...

5896

Commune (2)

Com″mune (?), n. Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends.For days of happy commune dead.Tennyson.

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Commune (3)

Com″mune (?), n. [F., fr. commun. See Common.] 1. The commonalty; the common people. Chaucer.In this struggle — to use the technical words of the time — of the “commune”, the ge...

5898

Communicability

Com‐mu′ni‐ca‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. communicabilité.] The quality of being communicable; capability of being imparted.

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Communicable

Com‐mu″ni‐ca‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. communicable, LL. communicabilis.] 1. Capable of being communicated, or imparted; as, a communicable disease; communicable knowledge.2. Communic...

5900

Communicant

Com‐mu″ni‐cant (?), n. [L. communicans, p. pr.] 1. One who partakes of, or is entitled to partake of, the sacrament of the Lord's supper; a church member.A never-failing monthly...

5901

Communicant (2)

Com‐mu″ni‐cant (?), a. Communicating. Coleridge.

5902

Communicate

Com‐mu″ni‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Communicated; p. pr. & vb. n.Communicating.] [L. communicatus, p. p. of communicare to communicate, fr. communis common. See Commune, v. i...

5903

Communicate (2)

Com‐mu″ni‐cate, v. i. 1. To share or participate; to possess or enjoy in common; to have sympathy.Ye did communicate with my affliction.Philip. iv. 4.2. To give alms, sympathy, ...

5904

Communication

Com‐mu′ni‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. communicatio.] 1. The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.2. Intercourse by words, letters, or m...

5905

Communicative

Com‐mu″ni‐ca‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. Communicatif, LL. communicativus.] Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others.Determine, for the future, to be less communicative.Swift.

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Communicativeness

Com‐mu″ni‐ca‐tive‐ness, n. The quality of being communicative. Norris.

5907

Communicator

Com‐mu″ni‐ca′tor (?), n. One who communicates. Boyle.

5908

Communicatory

Com‐mu″ni‐ca″to‐ry (?), a. [LL. communicatorius.] Imparting knowledge or information.Canonical and communicatory letters.Barrow.

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Communion

Com‐mun″ion (?), n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See Common.] 1. The act of sharing; community; participation. “This communion of goods.” Blackstone.2. Intercourse between tw...

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Communism

Com″mu‐nism (?), n. [F. communisme, fr. commun common.] A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequali...

5911

Communist

Com″mu‐nist (?), n. [F. communiste.] 1. An advocate for the theory or practice of communism.2. A supporter of the commune of Paris.

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Communistic

Com′mu‐nis″tic (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to communism or communists; as, communistic theories.2. (Zoöl.) Living or having their nests in common, as certain birds.

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Community

Com‐mu″ni‐ty (?), n.; pl.Communities (#). [L. communitas: cf. OF. communité. Cf. Commonalty, and see Common.] 1. Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community o...