commoning
|com-mon-ing|
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/ˈkɑːmənɪŋ/
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/ˈkɒmənɪŋ/
(common)
ordinary state
Etymology
'commoning' originates from English, specifically the word 'common', which derives ultimately from Latin 'communis', where 'com-' meant 'together' and 'munis' meant 'service' or 'shared duty'.
'common' came into English via Old French 'commun' and Old English 'cōmmon'; the modern English noun/verb 'common' later formed the gerund/participle 'commoning' to denote the act or practice of making or keeping something common.
Initially, 'common' meant 'belonging to or shared by all'; over time, the derived form 'commoning' came to denote the active practice or process of collectively managing or sharing resources.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the practice or process of managing, using, or governing resources collectively as commons (shared resources) rather than privately.
Commoning has helped sustain the village's shared grazing lands for generations.
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Verb 1
present participle of 'to common': engaging in the act of making something common or managing/using it as a commons (sharing or collectively governing a resource).
The community is commoning a previously neglected piece of land to grow food.
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