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Communication - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Communication : (noun)
1: the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying
information; "they could not act without official
communication from Moscow" [syn: 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"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Communication : \Com*mu`ni*ca"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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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COMMUNICATION, contracts. Information; consultation; conference.
2. In order to make a contract, it is essential there should be an
agreement; a bareCommunication : or conference will not, therefore, amount to
a contract; nor can evidence of such communication be received in order to
take from, contradict, or alter a written agreement. 1 Dall. 426; 4 Dall.
340; 3 Serg. & Rawle, 609. Vide Pour-parler; Wharton's Dig. Evid. R.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Communication |
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