Communication" : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Communication	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Communication
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
communication n the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" Synonym(s): communication, communicating something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups 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"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Communication \Commu`nica"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.