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noun
1.
the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
2.
the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.
3.
something imparted, interchanged, or transmitted.
4.
a document or message imparting news, views, information, etc.
5.
EXPANDpassage, or an opportunity or means of passage, between places.
6.
communications,
a.
means of sending messages, orders, etc., including telephone, telegraph, radio, and television.
b.
routes and transportation for moving troops and supplies from a base to an area of operations.
7.
COLLAPSEBiology.
a.
activity by one organism that changes or has the potential to change the behavior of other organisms.
b.
transfer of information from one cell or molecule to another, as by chemical or electrical signals.
Origin:
1375–1425; Middle English communicacioun < Middle French < Latin commūnicātiōn- (stem of commūnicātiō), equivalent to commūnicāt(us) (see communicate) + -iōn- -ion
1375–1425; Middle English communicacioun < Middle French < Latin commūnicātiōn- (stem of commūnicātiō), equivalent to commūnicāt(us) (see communicate) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
com·mu·ni·ca·tion·al, adjective
non·com·mu·ni·ca·tion, noun
o·ver·com·mu·ni·ca·tion, noun
pre·com·mu·ni·ca·tion, noun
self-com·mu·ni·ca·tion, noun
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Communication
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| an organism that is not adapted to prevailing conditions or producing offspring that maintain its contribution of genes to the next generation |
| corresponding in structure because of a common origin |
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Word Origin & History
communication
late 14c., from O.Fr. communicacion, from L. communicationem (nom. communicatio), from communicare "to share, divide out; impart, inform; join, unite, participate in," lit. "to make common," from communis (see common).
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communication com·mu·ni·ca·tion (kə-my&oomacr;'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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