Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Communication"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Communication \Com*mu`ni*ca"tion\, n. [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 good 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.) 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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

communication
n 1: the activity of communicating [syn: {communicating}]
2: something that is communicated between people or groups
3: 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"


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