In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
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
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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