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communication

noun
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/UK/kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/CA/kəˌmjʉː.nɪˈkæɪ.ʃən/

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.

  1. derived from commūnicātiōnem
  2. derived from communicacion
  3. inherited from comunicacioun

Definitions

  1. The act or fact of communicating anything

    The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

    • communication of smallpox
    • communication of a secret

  2. 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.
    • The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data.

  3. A message

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

    • Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.
  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. 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.

    2. An instance of information transfer

      An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.

      • The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.
      • Argument […] and friendly communication.

    3. A passageway or opening between two locations

      A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.

      • A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.
      • The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe.
      • This communication between the tank and pump is controlled by a float valve in the tanks and a cock in the pipe, while a poppet valve prevents the undrawn liquor going into the waste tank.

    4. A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.

      • ...and here a free communication had been established between the aorta and the vena cava.

    5. Association

      Association; company.

      • Evil communications corrupt good manners.

    6. Participation in Holy Communion.

      • We admit them in the Church to a right of Communication to drink of the Cup of the Bloud of Christ.

    7. A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and…

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

      • Communication[…]takes place when a speaker or writer assumes his hearer or reader as a partner in his sentiments and discourse, saying We, instead of I or Ye.

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Derived

biocommunication, chemocommunication, commognition, communication accommodation theory, communicational, communication board, communication cord, communication disorder, communication engineering, communication mix, communications, communications satellite, communication studies, communication theory, communicology, computer-mediated communication, cross-cultural communication, cybercommunication, e-communication, electrocommunication, electronic communication, excommunication, ex-communication, exocommunication, facilitated communication, intercommunication, inter-process communication, line of communication, malcommunication, masscom, mass communication, metacommunication, meta-communication, near field communication, no-communication theorem, nonverbal communication, overcommunication, PC communication, power line communication, power-line communication · +12 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at communication. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at communication. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at communication

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA