communication
/kəˌmju.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
UK: /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
kəmju · NꞮKEꞮ · ʃən (3 syllables)
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Definition
The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English comunicacioun, communicacion (“discussion, association”), from Old French communicacion, from Latin commūnicātiōnem, accusative singular of commūnicātiō (“imparting, communicating”), from commūnicō (“I share, I impart”). Morphologically communicate + -ion.
Example Sentences
- "communication of smallpox"
- "communication of a secret"
- "Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof."
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