communication
[ kuh-myoo-ni-key-shuhn ]
/ kəˌmyu nɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
noun
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Origin of communication
1375–1425; Middle English communicacioun<Middle French <Latin commūnicātiōn- (stem of commūnicātiō), equivalent to commūnicāt(us) (see communicate) + -iōn--ion
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Example sentences from the Web for communication
The nations were isolated and insulated by distance and non-communication.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho SuyematsuI am quite at a loss now to account for the non-communication.
Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1)|Duke of Buckingham and ChandosThe forty years of non-communication had not been spent in military stasis, at least not for the West.
Check and Checkmate|Walter Miller
British Dictionary definitions for communication
communication
/ (kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən) /
noun
the act or an instance of communicating; the imparting or exchange of information, ideas, or feelings
something communicated, such as a message, letter, or telephone call
- (usually plural; sometimes functioning as singular) the study of ways in which human beings communicate, including speech, gesture, telecommunication systems, publishing and broadcasting media, etc
- (as modifier)communication theory
a connecting route, passage, or link
(plural) military the system of routes and facilities by which forces, supplies, etc, are moved up to or within an area of operations
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Medical definitions for communication
communication
[ kə-myōō′nĭ-kā′shən ]
n.
The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.
An opening or a connecting passage between two structures.
A joining or connecting of solid fibrous structures, such as tendons and nerves.
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