"communality" meaning in English

See communality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌkɒmjʊˈnalɪti/ [UK], /ˌkɒmjʊˈnaləti/ [UK], /ˌkɒmjəˈnalɪti/ [UK], /ˌkɒmjəˈnaləti/ [UK], /ˌkɑmjuˈnæləti/ [US], /ˌkɑmjəˈnæləti/ [US] Forms: communalities [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English communal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English communality From communal + -ity; compare earlier commonalty, commonality. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|communal|-ity|tree=1}} Etymology tree English communal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English communality [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ty", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ts", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂ts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-itās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "communality", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="communality">, {{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 entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 35 31 34
  2. The extent to which something is communal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-communality-en-noun-bGDXfKRc Categories (other): English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 35 31 34
  3. (mathematics) A measure of variance in factor analysis. Tags: countable, uncountable
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