Dictionary

communication en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
/kəˌmjʉː.nɪˈkæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia)
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/kəˌmjʉː.nəˈkæɪ.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
- communication of a secret
- communication of smallpox
(uncountable) 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.
(countable, uncountable) A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
- Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.
(countable, uncountable) 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.
(countable, uncountable) An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.
- Argument […] and friendly communication. 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.
(countable, uncountable) A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.
- The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe. 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations:
- A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.
- 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. 1900, Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications, page 75:
(countable, uncountable) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.
- ...and here a free communication had been established between the aorta and the vena cava. 1855, William Stokes, The Diseases of the Heart and the Aorta Page 617
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Association; company.
- Evil communications corrupt good manners. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Bible Corinthians/#15 1 Corinthians:15–33:
(countable, uncountable) 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. 1672, William Cave, Primitive Christianity:
(countable, rhetoric, uncountable) 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. 1798, James Beattie, Elements of Moral Science:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
communications	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

anticommunication

Deriveds

Descendants

커뮤니케이션 · コミュニケーション

Hyponyms

interprocess communication · miscommunication · noncommunication · confidential communication · bi-directional communication · one-directional communication · telecommunication · privileged communication · network communication

communicator · communicate · communion

Translations (294)

hu kapcsolódás (passageway or opening) · sq komunikim (concept of exchanging information) · hu kapcsolattartás (concept of exchanging information) · sh saopćénje (message) · ko 통신 (concept of exchanging information) · bg обще́ние (concept of exchanging information) · sh komunikácija (concept of exchanging information) · sk komunikácia (concept of exchanging information) · ky катташуу (concept of exchanging information) · he מַעֲבָר (passageway or opening) · pt comunicação (passageway or opening) · nb kommunikasjon (instance of data transfer) · pt comunicado (message) · et side (concept of exchanging information) · eo komunikado (act or fact of communicating anything) · ky коммуникация (concept of exchanging information) · ur اِبْلاغ (concept of exchanging information) · hu érintkezés (instance of data transfer) · bn যোগাযোগ (concept of exchanging information) · hy հաղորդագրություն (message) · de Kommunikation (message) · fi yhteydenpito (concept of exchanging information) · ur رابِطَہ (concept of exchanging information) · nn kommunikasjon (message) · tl pahatiran (concept of exchanging information) · ja 伝言 (message) · ca comunicació (concept of exchanging information) · ar خَبَر (message) · tr veri transferi (body of data exchange) · tr komünikasyon (act or fact of communicating anything) · sa संचार (concept of exchanging information) · sa सञ्चार (concept of exchanging information) · fr communication (instance of data transfer) · uz risola (message) · be паведамле́нне (message) · ja 意思疎通 (concept of exchanging information) · hu kommunikáció (act or fact of communicating anything) · es comunicado (message) · cs dorozumívání (concept of exchanging information) · uk комуніка́ція (concept of exchanging information) · pt comunicação (connection between tissues) · fa-ira اِرْتِباط (concept of exchanging information) · nl verbinding (concept of exchanging information) · es comunicación (concept of exchanging information) · it comunione (participation in Holy Communion) · hu kapcsolattartás (instance of data transfer) · uz munosabat (concept of exchanging information) · fa-ira پِیْغام (message) · he קֶשֶׁר (concept of exchanging information) · de Mitteilung (message) · fr communication (concept of exchanging information) · mr संदेश (message) · sh по̏рука (message) · fi kanssakäyminen (instance of data transfer) · he מֶסֶר (instance of data transfer) · ro mesaj (message) · da forbindelse (concept of exchanging information) · yi קאָמוניקאַציע (concept of exchanging information) · ar مَعْلُومَة (message) · tl komunikasyon (concept of exchanging information) · it trasmissione (instance of data transfer) · ru сообще́ние (message) · hu kommunikáció (concept of exchanging information) · ar اِتِّصَال (concept of exchanging information) · jv sambung rembug (act or fact of communicating anything) · nb kommunikasjon (concept of exchanging information) · hu úrvacsora (participation in Holy Communion) · io komuniko (concept of exchanging information) · fr communication (body of data exchange) · hi संचार (concept of exchanging information) · ka კომუნიკაცია (concept of exchanging information) · uk спілкува́ння (concept of exchanging information) · fr communication (message) · hu átjáró (passageway or opening) · kl attaveqaqatigiinneq (concept of exchanging information) · kk байланыс (concept of exchanging information) · bg връ́зка (concept of exchanging information) · lv saziņa (concept of exchanging information) · sv kommunikation (instance of data transfer) · hu összeköttetés (passageway or opening) · kk қатынасу (concept of exchanging information) · ru связь (concept of exchanging information) · sh саопће́ње (message) · pl komunikacja (passageway or opening) · fi yhteydenotto (message) · pt conexão (connection between tissues) · tr mesaj (message) · gl comunicado (message) · ky катышуу (concept of exchanging information) · id komunikasi (act or fact of communicating anything) · he מֶסֶר (message) · ro comunicare (message) · be зно́сіны (concept of exchanging information) · pt comunicação (message) · yue 交流 (concept of exchanging information) · pl wiadomość (message) · bg съобще́ние (message) · ko 소통 (concept of exchanging information) · ur رِسالَہ (message) · az əlaqə (concept of exchanging information) · fi kommunikointi (act or fact of communicating anything) · ja 遣り取り (concept of exchanging information) · ru распростране́ние (act or fact of communicating anything) · da kommunikation (act or fact of communicating anything) · cs zpráva (message) · nl communicatie (concept of exchanging information) · fi yhteys (connection between tissues) · sh по̀сланица (message) · ko 커뮤니케이션 (concept of exchanging information) · bg съобще́ние (body of data exchange) · ms komunikasi (connection between tissues) · fi sanoma (body of data exchange) · tl mensahe (message) · pt comunhão (participation in Holy Communion) · tl pahatiran (instance of data transfer) · la commūnicātiō (concept of exchanging information) · fr message (message) · be паведамле́ньне (message) · id komunikasi (concept of exchanging information) · it comunicazione (act or fact of communicating anything) · tr iletişim (act or fact of communicating anything) · de Kommunikation (concept of exchanging information) · ms komunikasi (concept of exchanging information) · fi kommunikaatio (concept of exchanging information) · hu levelezés (body of data exchange) · hu átjárás (passageway or opening) · ro legătură (connection between tissues) · ro veste (message) · fr communication (act or fact of communicating anything) · lt komunikacija (concept of exchanging information) · sv kommunikation (concept of exchanging information) · yue 通信 (concept of exchanging information) · pt comunicação (act or fact of communicating anything) · mk порака (message) · it comunicazione (instance of data transfer) · hu továbbítás (act or fact of communicating anything) · ro comunicație (passageway or opening) · hu üzenetváltás (body of data exchange) · cmn 通訊設施 /通讯设施 (body of data exchange) · az kommunikasiya (concept of exchanging information) · tet komunikasaun (act or fact of communicating anything) · it comunicazione (passageway or opening) · pl komunikacja (concept of exchanging information) · tr pasaj (passageway or opening) · tr iletişim (concept of exchanging information) · ro comunicare (concept of exchanging information) · cmn 溝通 /沟通 (concept of exchanging information) · it avviso (message) · hu átvitel (act or fact of communicating anything) · es comunicación (act or fact of communicating anything) · fr communication (connection between tissues) · nb kommunikasjon (message) · tl komunikasyon (act or fact of communicating anything) · fa-ira رِسالِه (message) · ja コミュニケーション (concept of exchanging information) · sl sporočilo (message) · nn kommunikasjon (body of data exchange) · nb kommunikasjon (body of data exchange) · tl pahatid (message) · it comunicazione (connection between tissues) · de Kommunikation (instance of data transfer) · sh pòslanica (message) · hu üzenetváltás (instance of data transfer) · gl comunicación (act or fact of communicating anything) · lv komunikācija (concept of exchanging information) · kk қарым-қатынас (concept of exchanging information) · tg иртибот (concept of exchanging information) · hu áldozás (participation in Holy Communion) · be камуніка́цыя (concept of exchanging information) · ru обще́ние (concept of exchanging information) · th การสื่อสาร (concept of exchanging information) · ru сообще́ние (instance of data transfer) · ur پَیغام (message) · fa-ira اِبْلاغ (concept of exchanging information) · de Informationsaustausch (concept of exchanging information) · sw mawasiliano (concept of exchanging information) · cs komunikace (concept of exchanging information) · pt comunicação (concept of exchanging information) · he הוֹדָעָה (instance of data transfer) · hi सन्देश (message) · mk општење (concept of exchanging information) · uz kommunikatsiya (concept of exchanging information) · ru сообще́ние (concept of exchanging information) · hu átadás (act or fact of communicating anything) · ga cumarsáid (concept of exchanging information) · cmn 訊息 /讯息 (message) · fi kulkuyhteys (passageway or opening) · de Verbindung (connection between tissues) · ko 의사소통 (concept of exchanging information) · my ဆက်သွယ်ရေး (concept of exchanging information) · hu értesítés (message) · hu távközlés (concept of exchanging information) · fi kommunikaatio (connection between tissues) · sh pȍruka (message) · el επικοινωνία (concept of exchanging information) · fi viestintä (concept of exchanging information) · vi truyền thông (concept of exchanging information) · hy կապ (concept of exchanging information) · mr दळणवळण (concept of exchanging information) · de Durchgang (passageway or opening) · sl odnos (concept of exchanging information) · de Kommunikationsdaten (body of data exchange) · hu kapcsolat (passageway or opening) · hu kommunikáció (body of data exchange) · ro știre (message) · cy cymunicasiwn (concept of exchanging information) · tg рисола (message) · hu továbbadás (act or fact of communicating anything) · hu híradás (message) · ja 対話 (concept of exchanging information) · om quunnamtii (act or fact of communicating anything) · sk správa (message) · da kommunikation (concept of exchanging information) · sl komunikacija (concept of exchanging information) · lo ການສື່ສານ (concept of exchanging information) · hu érintkezés (concept of exchanging information) · tr geçit (passageway or opening) · ar رِسَالَة (message) · hu üzenet (message) · ru коммуника́ция (concept of exchanging information) · bg общу́ване (concept of exchanging information) · tg хабар (message) · he תקשורת \ תִּקְשֹׁרֶת (concept of exchanging information) · cmn 交流 (concept of exchanging information) · tr komünikasyon (concept of exchanging information) · mr संदेशवहन (concept of exchanging information) · sv kommunikation (act or fact of communicating anything) · it comunicazione (body of data exchange) · gl comunicación (concept of exchanging information) · ru сообще́ние (act or fact of communicating anything) · uz aloqa (concept of exchanging information) · mk комуникација (concept of exchanging information) · lo ຄົມມະນາຄົມ (concept of exchanging information) · hu hír (message) · hu kapcsolat (concept of exchanging information) · fi kommunikaatio (act or fact of communicating anything) · de Kommunikation (act or fact of communicating anything) · tr iletişim (instance of data transfer) · uz xabar (message) · ru причаще́ние (participation in Holy Communion) · sl občevanje (concept of exchanging information) · tr bağlantı (connection between tissues) · hu kommunikáció (instance of data transfer) · km គមនាគមន៍ (concept of exchanging information) · ur رابْطَہ (concept of exchanging information) · el επικοινωνία (message) · fi viesti (message) · hu közlemény (message) · ru переда́ча (act or fact of communicating anything) · sk dorozumenie (concept of exchanging information) · ru сообще́ние (body of data exchange) · cmn 通信 (instance of data transfer) · mn харилцаа (concept of exchanging information) · ur مُواصَلات (concept of exchanging information) · bg комуника́ция (concept of exchanging information) · ja 通信 (concept of exchanging information) · ar اِتِّصَالَات (concept of exchanging information) · fi viestintä (act or fact of communicating anything) · tg иблоғ (concept of exchanging information) · et kommunikatsioon (concept of exchanging information) · hu szentáldozás (participation in Holy Communion) · az ünsiyyət (concept of exchanging information) · is samskipti (concept of exchanging information) · ro comunicație (concept of exchanging information) · it comunicazione (concept of exchanging information) · tg пайом (message) · yue 溝通 /沟通 (concept of exchanging information) · nn kommunikasjon (instance of data transfer) · ru сообще́ние (passageway or opening) · hu hírközlés (concept of exchanging information) · lt bendravimas (concept of exchanging information) · he הוֹדָעָה (message) · ko 소식 (message) · cmn 通信 (concept of exchanging information) · it collegamento (passageway or opening) · uk повідо́млення (message) · ka კომუნიკაცია (act or fact of communicating anything) · fo samskifti (concept of exchanging information) · hu közlés (concept of exchanging information) · fi välitys (act or fact of communicating anything) · ms perhubungan (concept of exchanging information) · fa-ira خَبَر (message) · ota اخبار (act or fact of communicating anything) · nn kommunikasjon (concept of exchanging information) · ro comunicare (act or fact of communicating anything) · hu híradástechnika (concept of exchanging information) · hy հաղորդակցություն (concept of exchanging information) · ja 交流 (concept of exchanging information) · cy cyfathrebiad (concept of exchanging information) · sv kommunikation (message) · fa-ira پَیام (message) · th คมนาคม (concept of exchanging information) · az rabitə (concept of exchanging information) · sh комуника́ција (concept of exchanging information)