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com⋅mu⋅ni⋅ca⋅tion

  [kuh-myoo-ni-key-shuhn]
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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. passage, 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. Biology.
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; ME communicacioun < MF < L commūnicātiōn- (s. of commūnicātiō), equiv. to commūnicāt(us) (see communicate ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
com⋅mu⋅ni⋅ca⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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com·mu·ni·ca·tion   (kə-myōō'nĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of communicating; transmission.
    1. The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.
    2. Interpersonal rapport.
    3. The art and technique of using words effectively to impart information or ideas.
    4. The field of study concerned with the transmission of information by various means, such as print or broadcasting.
    5. Any of various professions involved with the transmission of information, such as advertising, broadcasting, or journalism.
    6. A system, such as mail, telephone, or television, for sending and receiving messages.
    7. A network of routes for sending messages and transporting troops and supplies.
    8. An opening or connecting passage between two structures.
    9. A joining or connecting of solid fibrous structures, such as tendons and nerves.
  3. communications (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
    1. The art and technique of using words effectively to impart information or ideas.
    2. The field of study concerned with the transmission of information by various means, such as print or broadcasting.
    3. Any of various professions involved with the transmission of information, such as advertising, broadcasting, or journalism.
    4. A system, such as mail, telephone, or television, for sending and receiving messages.
    5. A network of routes for sending messages and transporting troops and supplies.
    6. An opening or connecting passage between two structures.
    7. A joining or connecting of solid fibrous structures, such as tendons and nerves.
  4. Something communicated; a message.
  5. communications A means of communicating, especially:
    1. A system, such as mail, telephone, or television, for sending and receiving messages.
    2. A network of routes for sending messages and transporting troops and supplies.
    3. An opening or connecting passage between two structures.
    4. A joining or connecting of solid fibrous structures, such as tendons and nerves.
  6. communications The technology employed in transmitting messages.
  7. Biology The transfer of information from one molecule, cell, or organism to another, as by chemical or electrical signals or by behaviors.
  8. Anatomy
    1. An opening or connecting passage between two structures.
    2. A joining or connecting of solid fibrous structures, such as tendons and nerves.
com·mu'ni·ca'tion·al adj.
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