Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

communality

/ˌkɑmjuˈnæləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
com-mu-nal-i-ty
IPA
/ˌkɑmjuˈnæləti/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being communal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The extent to which something is communal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A measure of variance in factor analysis.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɑmjuˈnæləti/
  • British English: /ˌkɒmjʊˈnalɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

communalities (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce communality?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑmjuˈnæləti/.
What does communality mean?
The condition of being communal.
Where does communality come from?
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.

How to pronounce communality

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