"communality" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkɒmjʊˈnalɪti/ [UK], /ˌkɒmjʊˈnaləti/ [UK], /ˌkɒmjəˈnalɪti/ [UK], /ˌkɒmjəˈnaləti/ [UK], /ˌkɑmjuˈnæləti/ [US], /ˌkɑmjəˈnæləti/ [US] Forms: communalities [plural]
Etymology: From communal + -ity; compare earlier commonalty, commonality. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|communal|ity}} communal + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} communality (countable and uncountable, plural communalities)
  1. The condition of being communal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-communality-en-noun-GO4fEsys Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 41 19 41
  2. The extent to which something is communal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-communality-en-noun-bGDXfKRc Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 41 19 41
  3. (mathematics) A measure of variance in factor analysis. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-communality-en-noun-3x-uJf9l Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 32 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 41 19 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 20 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 24 45 Topics: mathematics, sciences

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