English > spoken communication: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | (language) communication by word of mouth. |
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| Synonyms | speech, speech communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication |
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| Category | language, linguistic communication | A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
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| Narrower | conversation | The use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
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| dictation | speech intended for reproduction in writing |
| discussion, give-and-take, word | An exchange of views on some topic |
| idiolect | The language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life |
| monologue | A long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation) |
| non-standard speech | speech that differs from the usual / usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community |
| pronunciation, orthoepy | The way a word or a language is customarily spoken |
| saying, expression, locution | A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
| soliloquy, monologue | speech you make to yourself |
| spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm | A verbal / verbal formula believed to have magical force |
| words | The words / words that are spoken |
| Broader | auditory communication | communication that relies on hearing |
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| Spanish | comunicación oral, comunicación verbal, habla, lengua hablada, lenguaje, lenguaje oral, lenguaje verbal |
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| Catalan | comunicació oral, llenguatge, parla |
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