COMMUNICATION

communication

(noun) something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

communication, communicating

(noun) the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; “they could not act without official communication from Moscow”

communication

(noun) a connection allowing access between persons or places; “how many lines of communication can there be among four people?”; “a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

communication (countable and uncountable, plural communications)

The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

(uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.

A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.

The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.

An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.

A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.

(anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.

(obsolete) Association; company.

Participation in Holy Communion.

(rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".

Antonyms

• anticommunication

Hyponyms

• bi-directional communication

• confidential communication

• interprocess communication

• miscommunication

• network communication

• noncommunication

• one-directional communication

• privileged communication

• telecommunication

Source: Wiktionary

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Com*mu`ni*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. communicatio.]

1. The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.

2. Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means; conference; correspondence. Argument . . . and friendly communication. Shak.

3. Association; company. Evil communications corrupt manners. 1 Cor. xv. 33.

4. Means of communicating; means of passing from place to place; a connecting passage; connection. The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe. Arbuthnot.

5. That which is communicated or imparted; intelligence; news; a verbal or written message.

6. Participation in the Lord's supper. Bp. Pearson.

7. (Rhet.)

Definition: A trope, by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says we, instead of I or you. Beattie.

Syn.

– Correspondence; conference; intercourse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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