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Meaning of "commensality" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF COMMENSALITY

ˌkɒmɛnˈsælɪtɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMENSALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Commensality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMMENSALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of commensality in the English dictionary

The definition of commensality in the dictionary is the habit of eating together.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMENSALITY

confidentiality · functionality · homosexuality · hospitality · legality · locality · mentality · morality · mortality · municipality · nationality · originality · personality · plurality · reality · sexuality · speciality · spirituality · universality · vitality

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMENSALITY

commendable · commendableness · commendably · commendam · commendation · commendator · commendatory · commender · commensal · commensalism · commensally · commensurability · commensurable · commensurably · commensurate · commensurately · commensurateness · commensuration · comment · commentarial

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMENSALITY

ability · abnormality · air quality · augmented reality · brutality · duality · equality · fatality · generality · illegality · in reality · individuality · inequality · infant mortality · intertextuality · low-quality · modality · practicality · quality · sensuality · virtual reality

Synonyms and antonyms of commensality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «commensality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMENSALITY

Find out the translation of commensality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of commensality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «commensality» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

共生
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

comensalía
570 millions of speakers
en

English

commensality
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

commensality
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

commensality
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

commensality
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

comensalidade
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

commensality
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

commensalité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Komitmen
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kommensalität
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

commensality
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

commensality
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Commensality
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

commensality
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

commensality
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्रमाणबद्धता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

commensality
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

commensalità
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

commensality
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

commensality
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

commensality
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

commensality
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

commensality
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

commensality
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

commensality
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of commensality

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMENSALITY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of commensality
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about commensality

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMENSALITY»

Discover the use of commensality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to commensality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Politics of Cultural Performance
CHAPTER 6 Commensality as Cultural Performance: the Struggle for Leadership in an Igbo Village OA.C. Anigbo* Introduction We begin by noting that the principle of commensality is eating together for a purpose. Commensality is not a  ...
David J. Parkin, Lionel Caplan, Humphrey J. Fisher, 1996
2
"They Sit Apart at Meals": Early Rabbinic Commensality ...
Food rules create and destroy society.
Jordan D. Rosenblum, 2008
3
Rice as Self: Japanese Identities through Time
As noted in chapter 1, not just the staple food but the entire foodways—cooking methods to table manners—is closely, and often passionately, identified as the collective self of the people. Commensality Symbolically important staple foods, ...
Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, 1994
4
The Rise of the Greek Aristocratic Banquet
Another convenient typology of commensality was recently put forward by the French sociologist Claude Grignon.26 Although Grignon's theory is based on his study of contemporary French society, some elements of his 'reasoned inventory of ...
Marek Wecowski, 2014
5
Critical Food Issues: Problems and State-of-the-Art ...
10. Gender,. Generations,. and. Commensality: Nurturing. Home. and. the. Commons. Lynn. Walter. Industrial commodity production and market consolidation in prevailing agrifood systems are distancing us as consumers from the sources of ...
Laurel E. Phoenix, Lynn Walter, 2009
6
The Oxford Handbook of Food History
COMMENSALITY: FOOD. AS. METAPHOR. OF. THE. COLLECTIVE. SELF. Food is unique as a metaphor for the self and for social groups through two interlocking mechanisms that assign symbolic power. First, food is embodied in each ...
Jeffrey M. Pilcher, 2012
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Oxford, the Collegiate University: Conflict, Consensus and ...
Turning from the physical to the social dimensions of commensality, it has to be recognised that far fewer 'Senior Members' now live-in than has ever hitherto been the case – the days of the unmarried (or even the retired) don with rooms in  ...
Ted Tapper, David Palfreyman, 2010
8
The Collegial Tradition in the Age of Mass Higher Education
Halsey uses the esoteric concept of commensality to conjure up an image of the social life of the collegiate universities. Higher education has always been about more than the transmission, acquisition and augmenting of knowledge. It is also ...
Ted Tapper, David Palfreyman, 2010
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Terminal Ubaid Ceramics at Yenice Yani: Implications for ...
In the proposed model, public commensality occurs within the sphere of collective work events, which are organized ad hoc within a largely non- hierarchical society. This emphasis on commensality requires further discussion of the recent ...
Jason R. Kennedy, 2008
10
The Greeks
The importance of commensality and the rituals surrounding food and drink in Greek culture are reflected in the evidence available for its study. From Homer onward, Greek poetry belongs in the context of the feast, and especially in its archaic ...
Jean-Pierre Vernant, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMENSALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term commensality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What does it mean to belong?
Jati and gotra survived over centuries because institutions such as proximity, marriage, occupations, landholding or commensality, promoted ... «Kasmir Monitor, Jun 15»
2
Prejudice disguised as politeness
... they are increasingly being considered acceptable for purposes of marriage and commensality by the upper castes, with even caste-no-bar ... «The Hindu, May 15»
3
Austria and the Future of Alpine Cuisine
... a spectacular and thought provoking evening performance that prodded participants to reflect on table manners, taboos, and commensality. «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
4
Raising hopes
Similarly, there was no anxiety in London about exploiting Indians' uneasiness about commensality by dividing the army into units which were ... «The Indian Express, Feb 15»
5
From Comity to Commensality: Nudging the Needle of World …
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Weisel. «Algemeiner, Feb 15»
6
Oxford, west of Bohemia
The commensality of the dining hall, the comradeship of the classroom, the friendship of the stress support group – these are all qualities and ... «Oxford Student, Jan 15»
7
Return to our roots
... connection, generosity, conviviality, commensality, competence or personal power, responsibility and spirituality are measured, understood, ... «This Magazine, Nov 14»
8
Evening of song, poetry in SF hails Bonifacio's birth anniversary
... galang (honor), kapatiran (fraternity), kapwa (selfless commensality)–values strengthened through years of surviving colonial oppression. «Inquirer.net, Nov 14»
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Enriching the mind and palate: wine and poetry in Gund
“Ultimately, drinking wine is about commensality,” he said. “Also, the more knowledge you gain about wine (or beer), the more likely you are to ... «Kenyon Collegian, Nov 14»
10
Profaning the allegedly religious
These would include exclusive commensality and marriage, and Weber and S.J. Tambiah are respectively well aware of caste-related ... «The Hindu, Oct 14»
REFERENCE
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