"communion" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kɔ.my.njɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-communion.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-communion.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: communions [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French comunion, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin communiōnem, from Latin communis. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|comunion|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French comunion, {{inh+|fr|fro|comunion}} Inherited from Old French comunion, {{bor|fr|la-ecc|communio|communiōnem}} Ecclesiastical Latin communiōnem, {{der|fr|la|communis}} Latin communis Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} communion f (plural communions)
  1. Communion; communion Tags: feminine Related terms: commun, communier
    Sense id: en-communion-fr-noun-OCXeCp6Z Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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