Commune \Com*mune"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Communed; p. pr. & vb. n. Communing.]

[OF. communier, fr. L. communicare to communicate, fr. communis common. See Common, and cf. Communicate.]

1. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.

I would commune with you of such things That want no ear but yours. --Shak.

2. To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or Lord's supper.

To commune under both kinds. --Bp. Burnet.

To commune with one's self or one's heart, to think; to reflect; to meditate.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Commune \Com"mune\, n. Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between friends.

For days of happy commune dead. --Tennyson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Commune \Com"mune\, n. [F., fr. commun. See Common.]

1. The commonalty; the common people. [Obs.]

--Chaucer.

In this struggle -- to use the technical words of the time -- of the ``commune'', the general mass of the inhabitants, against the ``prudhommes'' or ``wiser'' few. --J. R. Green.

2. A small territorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See Arrondissement.

3. Absolute municipal self-government.

The Commune of Paris, or The Commune
   (a) The government established in Paris (1792-94) by a usurpation of supreme power on the part of representatives chosen by the communes; the period of its continuance is known as the ``Reign of Terror.''
   (b) The revolutionary government, modeled on the commune of 1792, which the communists, so called, attempted to establish in 1871.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)