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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information;
- Example: "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
[syn: communication, communicating]

2. something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups;

3. a connection allowing access between persons or places;
- Example: "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"
- Example: "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Communication \Com*mu`ni*ca"tion\
   (k[o^]m*m[=u]`n[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. communicatio.]
   1. The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of
      smallpox; communication of a secret.
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   2. Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of
      thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means;
      conference; correspondence.
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            Argument . . . and friendly communication. --Shak.
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   3. Association; company.
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            Evil communications corrupt good manners. --1 Cor.
                                                  xv. 33.
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   4. Means of communicating; means of passing from place to
      place; a connecting passage; connection.
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            The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade,
            by the communication it has both with Asia and
            Europe.                               --Arbuthnot.
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   5. That which is communicated or imparted; intelligence;
      news; a verbal or written message.
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   6. Participation in the Lord's supper. --Bp. Pearson.
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   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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

communication
    n 1: the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying
         information; "they could not act without official
         communication from Moscow" [syn: communication,
         communicating]
    2: something that is communicated by or to or 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"