Meaning & use
communally
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In a manner shared by, or involving, a whole community.
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The villagers communally maintained the irrigation channels each spring.
Meals were prepared and eaten communally at the retreat center.
A note on using this word
Derived from 'communal', which traces back to the Latin communis, 'shared by all'.
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individuallyprivately
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