communication
UK /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · US /kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun
Forms communications
- noun The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
- noun (uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities. “Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.”
- noun A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication. “Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.”
- noun The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication. “The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.”
- noun An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse. “The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.”
- noun A passageway or opening between two locations; connection. “A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.”
- noun (anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.
- noun (obsolete) Association; company.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English comunicacioun, communicacion (“discussion, association”), from Old French communicacion, from Latin commūnicātiōnem, accusative singular of commūnicātiō (“imparting, communicating”), from commūnicō (“to share, to impart”). Morphologically communicate + -ion.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.
- noun Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means; conference; correspondence.
Etymology [L. communicatio.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “communication”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details