communal living
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3.8
- noun
- /kəˈmjunəl ˈlɪvɪŋ/
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vida comunitaria
- The communal living facility encourages residents to participate in group activities, promoting cooperation and friendship.
I wanted to be a member of the kibbutz throughout my life and to live a communal life.
- I wanted to be a member of the kibbutz throughout my life and to live a communal life.
- And not just public life in the sense of the state, but all communal life.
Examples
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In a communal living situation, families often share meals and chores, creating a supportive environment.
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Armando and his peers liked the idea of a communal living space for village youth.
Academic text (2000) -
Communal living requires patience, diplomacy, and tolerance.
Blog text (6) -
It sounds like you're describing communal living.
Blog text (4) -
What are the unexpected upsides and downsides of communal living for Chris?
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I've never complained to my neighbors because I think we all have to have a little give and take in a communal living situation, and so noises are reasonable and expected!
Blog text (6) -
He argued for treating all like they were your family—a form of communal living.
Blog text (23) -
Living in a collective bayit (Hebrew for "house") satisfies my love of communal living, with all of its frustrations and joys, discovered over four years in OSCA.
Blog text (23) -
Many young adults are choosing communal living arrangements to foster a sense of community and share expenses.
Synonyms
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5.0
A group of people living together and sharing things and chores
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8.1
A way of living where people share property, work, and daily needs
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5.2
A community where people live in private homes and share common spaces
People who live together in the same house or home
Antonyms
How Communal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'communal' (belonging to or used by a community) modifies 'living' (the way of life or housing), yielding 'living together and sharing resources.' This adjective + noun construction is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Communal living comes from simple scenes where people live in one house and share food, work and rooms in a communal way, so the living is done together. That's why communal living means people living together and 'sharing' chores, money and support.