English > communication: 3 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information. |
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| Example | "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" |
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| Synonym | communicating |
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| Narrower | channel, communication channel, line | (often plural) a means of communication or access |
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| contact, touch | A communicative interaction |
| discussion, treatment, discourse | An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic |
| dissuasion | Persuading not to do or believe something |
| dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre | The art of writing and producing plays |
| examination, exam, test | A set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge |
| exhortation | A communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action |
| expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection | The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |
| expression, verbal expression, verbalism | The communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions |
| intercommunication | mutual communication |
| mail, mail service, postal service, post | The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office |
| medium | An intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication |
| persuasion, suasion | The act of persuading / persuading (or attempting to persuade / persuade) |
| traffic | The amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time |
| transmission | communication by means of transmitted signals |
| Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
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| Spanish | comunicación |
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| Catalan | comunicació |
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| Adjectives | communicational | used in communication |
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| Verbs | communicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
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| communicate | transmit information |
| communicate | be in verbal / verbal contact |
English > communication: 3 senses > noun 2, Tops| Meaning | Something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups. |
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| Narrower | auditory communication | communication that relies on hearing |
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| contagion, infection | The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people |
| didacticism | communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive |
| display | Exhibiting openly in public view |
| document | A written account of ownership or obligation |
| expressive style, style | A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period |
| indication, indicant | Something that serves to indicate or suggest |
| language, linguistic communication | A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
| message, content, subject matter, substance | What a communication that is about something is about |
| message | A communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled |
| paralanguage, paralinguistic communication | The use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings |
| psychic communication, psychical communication, anomalous communication | communication by paranormal means |
| publication | The communication of something to the public |
| sign | A public display of a message |
| signal, signaling, sign | Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message |
| visual communication | communication that relies on vision |
| voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox | The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract |
| voice | Something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression |
| written communication, written language, black and white | Communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
| Broader | abstraction, abstract entity | A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
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| Spanish | comunicación |
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| Catalan | comunicació |
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| Adjectives | communicational | used in communication |
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| communicative | of or relating to communication / communication |
| Verbs | communicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
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| communicate | transmit information |
| communicate | be in verbal / verbal contact |
| communicate | receive Communion, in the Catholic church |
| communicate | administer Communion |
| communicate | transfer to another |
